Thanks Sinclair, it was an interesting receiver comparison and I appreciate the feed back on the N803.

I have to confess, I've been home with nothing to do (recuperating from a hip replacement), so I had time to poke around the manual for my current receiver (Yamaha RX-V673) and it has a zone-2 that is both amplified and has pre-outs. In addition, I can stream music directly from my NAS using my phone or tablet. So I don't think I'm even going to need any additional hardware to start with.

BTW, I really like the Cherry Cinnamon finish!