Did you see the price of the A1400-2? I assumed cost wasn't an issue if you were thinking about using it. Hint: $2650, plus you'd still need a pre-amp.

I really don't know anything about the Crowns. But the ATI is a really good quality amp, although it's only about 100 Watts/channel into 4 Ohms; a little more than half that into 8.

Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011
Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8
Sony PS4, surround backs
-Chris