I use a 6300 from a few years ago in my living room 7.1 system. The 6000 and above series have better quality amps than their lower line. I could easily tell the difference from the 4100 I upgraded from.
Will it sound as good as a 2 channel integrated or pre/power? No. But it will still be quite good, and you get the benefit of room correction, which still isn’t common in 2 channel.
I say try it and see if it meets your expectations. If it doesn’t, you can always add a 2 channel integrated amp that has a “home theater passthrough”, and get the best of both worlds.
Or you could later just add an amp for the front 2 channels and use the denon as the preamp function, Including it’s room correction.
I will also say, I personally find the B&W 7 series to be too treble forward. They might benefit from a tube amp or integrated for music. Or perhaps you like that type of sound?
Will it sound as good as a 2 channel integrated or pre/power? No. But it will still be quite good, and you get the benefit of room correction, which still isn’t common in 2 channel.
I say try it and see if it meets your expectations. If it doesn’t, you can always add a 2 channel integrated amp that has a “home theater passthrough”, and get the best of both worlds.
Or you could later just add an amp for the front 2 channels and use the denon as the preamp function, Including it’s room correction.
I will also say, I personally find the B&W 7 series to be too treble forward. They might benefit from a tube amp or integrated for music. Or perhaps you like that type of sound?