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The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you?
My first big receiver was (and still is) the Kenwood KR8010 along with the Concept 2QD turntable from Pacific Stereo, I still have both of them and play them on a regular basis in a dedicated listening room, along with a 20+ years old pair of Acou... 
Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig...
You might want to look at this turntable from music direct Denon - DP-3000NE Direct Drive Turntable - Music Direct heavy turntable that has had good reviews with a removable head shell if you want or need to change cartridges.  
Best Covers
How about Siouxsie and the Banshees cover of Iggy Pop's The Passenger.  
A good cd transport for my Chord HugoTT2 DAC with Chord M-Scaler
Why not look at the Rotel RCD-1572MKII I own 3 of the RCD-1572 originals + a Sim Audio Moon 360D and the newer model 1572MKII is even better or if money is not that big of a concern you can try the new Rotel Diamond Series DT-6000 CD Transport.$22... 
Best Covers
Deep Purples cover of Hey Joe  
Best Covers
Hell's Bell's, By the Dandy Warhols, Dandy Warhols Hells Bells - Video Search Results  
True 8 Gage banana plugs
Check any of the Furutech banana plugs they will take up to 5.5mm wire diameter, which is around 4 ga. so 8 ga. wire is an easy fir in the Furutech banana plugs either straight or 90 degree also the 90 degree plugs spread open when you tighten the... 
True 8 Gage banana plugs
These are what I use and they work great FURUTECH FT-212(G) hi-performance Gold-Plated/Pure-copper Banana plugs-set of 4 | eBay  
Recommendations for 7 channel amp
Try Emotiva BasX A7 or have them custom build your 7channel amp with the power modules you need.  
MM Phono Stages With Greater Than 40 dB of Gain?
Pick up the Zphono XRM Phono Preamplifier from Parasound with MM gain of 40 or 50dB they only cost around $500.00  
Amplifier and Speaker A/B switcher
You can try Mapletree audio design, the SCC1 is what you need, I had one custom made by Al Freundorfer a few years back and it works perfectly. Welcome to Mapletree Audio Design      
Amp Recommendations
Just get an Anthem P2 and be done, it will last for 20 years and power any speakers you will ever get. It is a very underrated amp that is built to last and sounds great.  
Sopra 2 Amp Recommendation
Stick with Anthem and get the P2 amp, it has plenty of power and can easily handle a 2 ohm load I've had my P2 amp for over 5 years and will only replace it when Anthem comes out with a new version of the P2.  
Pls help me decide Pass Labs X250.8 or Luxman M900u
Take a look at the Anthem P2 amp it will go down to 1ohm or less.  
PS audio m1200
you might to try an Anthem P2 amp, they have one listed here for $1,900.00 it will go down to 0 ohms (dead short) and keep on playing plus they do not get hot, room temp is all. This amp is built like a tank and has plenty of power for most any sp...