Axiom man, I'm using the rotel combo which is 1075 amp and 1068 pre/pro. I love the combo and I can truly hear a difference over my denon 2803 receiver since I moved into another house with much bigger square footage. The denon was fine, but it started clipping when I played at high volumes, but with the rotel I can play it all day and it sounds very clean. I think the whole combo was near $3000 which is better than paying $3000 for a flagship receiver.

Axiom M60s, VP150, QS8s, EP500 -- Rotel 1075 & 1068 -- Panasonic BDT500 -- Panasonic 60S60