jdub ,
I’ve had plenty of home theater pre amps and AV receivers but this thing is dialed in for 2 channel listening and agree with you. It was one of the main reasons I purchased it.
Hell, I don’t even use near;t any of the channels which I think it’s like thirteen or something crazy. I’m using only a 5.1 setup as I said my main thing is two channel music.
I have a local dealer and will see about auditioning one or both of them.