Francois, welcome. You seem to have been influenced by some things that you've read or heard that somehow some receivers are better for music and others for HT. While those comments may be well-meaning, there's no factual basis for them; the job of amplifiers is to amplify sound transparently, regardless of whether it's coming from a violin or a machine gun. Pick a receiver with the features that you want at the best price that you can find, and don't worry about non-existant sound characteristics.


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Enjoy the music, not the equipment.