Surroundophile (AKA Townhouse) - having to listen to quadrophonic Doobie Brothers for 30 years is an ungodly price to pay for your multichannel music obsession. And that might just be the most profound understatement I've ever made.

You are a true hero. I think it only took 3 weeks to break Manuel Norriega from a wealthy, supreme dictator into to a simpering incoherent suicidal. And for him they just used 2 channel.

Merc, since my system is so simple, I'll probably pass up the TAP and put the money into a tube amp. I hear the Anthem 2L, Rogue 66, and the MF and AI you'll be looking at all have a smooth sound that goes beyond the tubby tube sounds of old. I'll be interested to hear how your auditions go.