SH - Thanks for clearing up some of the techno-mumble jumbo from that review. I do have a personal opinion to add here. Most audiophile set-ups that I have seen tend to have the monoblocks set-up right next to the speakers. Of course, this has just been for stereo systems and not surround systems as it makes both runs about equi-distant. Bringing monoblocks for use as surround channel amps does raise some more questions such as the one by audvid that started this post.

Just a quick "what if?" question. What if the M-200s had a balanced input? Would that change your answer?