73 Bruin, the disturbing trend is those buying a receiver with a full 5 or 7 channel amp at the same time. That can be baffling. It's not those like you who have a stereo amp and will upgrade in the future. They fully support that. I have a receiver and a pair of M200s and I'm confused about some of the purchases people make with receivers and amps. But like georg said, buy the product(s) that best fits your needs for the best price.