Alan:
Thanks for your input on this.

I've often wondered why so many people advocate buying a receiver, then adding a bunch of monoblocks. To me, it was like paying for amps in the receiver that you're not using. I always figured that if you needed serious power, just skip the receiver and get separates right from the beginning.

Hmmmm, maybe my Denon front-end isn't so bad and I can add those monoblocks..... Hmmmmm.....

::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::