So recently I aged a year and received an amazing present of my dad's old Linn Katan speakers. Considering that speakers were going to be my next upgrade and were going to blow my entire budget I think it's time to start down the long horrible/wonderful road of swapping out the amp. I've had my Linn Classik for around 6 years now and I love it, but after listening around to other gear I've reached the point where looking for more.

Tom Petty

I'd like to buy a surround sound receiver, but I don't want to have to swap speakers between the surround system and my tube amplifier for the front two channels. Therefore, I'm in the market for a surround receiver that has preamp outputs for the left and right stereo channels. Everything else can run off the receiver.

Required:
At least two SPDIF optical inputs required
Preamp outputs for front left, front right, and subwoofer required

I have been auditioning the Energy RC-10 for a few days and like what I hear so far. Highs and midrange are very good. Bass is good, perhaps just a tad under damped. I am thinking this might be a room issue rather than the speaker. Any comments or thoughts would be appreciated.

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Is it just my subjective observation OR was it a measured action by NeedleDoc? So It seems there is a full full page of all ORTOFON stuff, which is not the usual NeedleDoc play. And how coincidental, there are Ortofon reviews...now....I thought.....perhaps mistakenly, but wasn't something similar to this idea of not advertising when there is a review of a product for that product, and a dealer advertising it? Wasn't this an issue previously discussed that it violates Stereophile policy?

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