John,

Thank you so much for the reply and I did go ahead and bought the Denon 6200w per your suggestion. Also you are correct on the ceiling speakers those are M2s smile.

I finally got all mounted for my new house but I am only able to get 7.1 ( 2front, 1 center, 1 subwoofer, 2 inceiling and, 2 surround L&R ) to work. I am trying multiple ways to connect my back surround speakers but dont seem to quite understand on fixing it. Any ddvise? I am also planning to buy a separate amplifier for the 2 in ceiling speakers to complete the 11.1 setup. Any advise on the second amplifier choice will also help me enjoy this latest addition.

Forgot to mention...7.1 setup itself rocks and we are very happy with the buy.I now just got to get the other speakers to work. Please help.