Uggh... all this is so contradictory and a lot to think about. One guy says the amp doesn't matter, one guy says it does... everywhere I read, it's always something different.
I've never had my current system so loud that it clipped; it always sounds great & gets plenty loud. And right now my mains are 'only' powered by 100W, the center with 90W and the surrounds with 30W. Before I went separates I had an Onkyo 787 receiver and it never ran out of power either (and honestly, after going separates the improved audio quality was only noticed with SACD / DVD-Audio, and then only marginally).
So I guess I just don't see how this new Onkyo 875 would not have enough power. Can it really be any hotter than these NAD amps now? They get pretty darn warm, but I've never felt I needed to measure their temps.
Thanks again for everyone's input!
