  We study the energy transfer in the linear system $$ \begin{cases} \ddot
u+u+\dot u=b\dot v\\ \ddot v+v-\epsilon \dot v=-b\dot u \end{cases} $$ made by
two coupled differential equations, the first one dissipative and the second
one antidissipative. We see how the competition between the damping and the
antidamping mechanisms affect the whole system, depending on the coupling
parameter $b$.
