Well, definitely not the advice I "wanted" to hear, but I don't want to send back a potentially wonderful sound system due to insufficient hardware to power it.

So what I've decided is that I need to upgrade my receiver. Here are the choices that I'm currently considering in my price range...any opinions or additional options are appreciated.

Onkyo TX-NR801 - $750 (high end of my range)
Denon 2805 - $615
Marantz SR7400 - $678

Thanks,
Sam

Epic 50 HT w/ QS8's, Denon 2805