Mayor D
My brother bought the Marantz 7200 and he has the full Paradigm speaker package with the Ref 80s. When I auditioned his system I was surprised at the weak sound. He said he noticed that too. His Paradigms in HT just didn't seem to be getting enough juice! After some research I came across this info:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Hollow/3401/ratevsac.htm
I find that the real power of the Marantz into 6 channels is only 27 watts! The Outlaw 1050 according to them is 62 watts into 5 (which I believe is pretty close to the specs listed).
Anyways my brother visited, and when I fired up my system :Outlaw 1050, Ed Frias AR.com diys speakers (3 in the front), Polk surrounds (until I build another set of Ar.com diys), and my diy Tempest sub: he was blown away by the sound. He was so impressed he is getting me to build 6 of the AR.com speakers and a Tempest for him. He is hoping he can trade in his Marantz 7200 for something with more power. He is looking into the newer Marantz 7300, hopefully it doesn't have the same power issues.
Just a little input. Everyones mileage can vary.