I don't think my Pioneer has any inputs that allow me to bypass all that stuff(volume,delays,etc.)...although I am double checking since my 950 arrives today. What receiver are you using as an Amp for your 950?

I guess the next best thing is to set all delays, speaker distances, sound level settings to 0 on the Pioneer, as Gonk suggests above. In addition... I am planning on setting the SUBWOOFER to 'OFF' and setting all 5 speakers on the Pioneer to LARGE so that crossovers don't come into play. ( I assume they would if any speakers were set to SMALL on my Pioneer)

On the 950 my fronts will be set to LARGE...(no sub yet) and my center and rears will be set to SMALL (not sure where I'll be setting x-over yet...probably 60Hz or 80Hz.

Not my ideal situation here but no choice until I can afford an Outlaw Amp. Shouldn't be too long of a wait. In the meantime my wife keeps asking why we need 2 receivers in our Home Theater ?