Exactly. Axiom used to sell an entry-level Sherwood Newcastle RX-770 stereo receiver (also had a phono preamp section) that was an excellent unit, 100 watts per channel, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with harmonic distortion of 0.1 %.
It would drive the 4-ohm M80s to very loud clean playback levels in the Axiom listening room without overheating or shutting down. It sold for around $300 or so. It's no longer in the Sherwood line, but it and another stereo model, the R-773, were excellent units. H/K also had some excellent integrated amplifiers with robust amp sections.
Alan
