dont rule out the new outlaw pre-amp,i dont know if its out yet but i saw it about a month ago at the home entertainment show and it looked like a bargain at 1100 bucks.i went from the anthem/paradigm demo right to the outlaw/atlantic tech demo room and they both sounded great but the outlaw stuff was much cheaper....or...should i say.....less expensive.....if you got the extra cash then -wtf?go for the big dogs