This is a great question.  I just ordered the 633-t speakers and am concerned about an old Kenwood receiver, 1996, at 100 watts x2 not supporting the new speakers.  I will be using the speakers for 100% for 2 channel music.  The units mentioned in this thread all talk about all these fancy features with surround sound ...

Hi everyone-- I know the ''what receiver should I buy'' threads are becoming redundant, but please forgive me as my question is a bit specific. I have a Sony (non-ES) receiver that I've had for awhile & has been decent for home theater use, but I'm listening to a lot more music lately.  I would like to upgrade to a new receiver, ...