I agree the 2105 seems like a wise buy. It is pretty much like my 884 except with Pro logic IIX and it has preouts for an external amp. I don't consider the auto equalization worth any extra expenditure, although pretty much all new recievers are coming out with it anyway. If I were in the market right now, I'd probably pick up the 2105 and some Outlaw Monoblocks, or a nice NAD 2 channel amp. Of course, I'm currently poor and have no need to upgrade at this point in time.