Thanks for all the good advice. What I may do is get the the 7 channel amp now and the speakers later. It will take a bit of wire snaking to get the rear channels, but that may be a good mid-winter project for when its too misearable to go outside.

I had actually planned on replacing the front projector this year, hoping the receiver would hold out for a bit longer. It's demise has forced a change in plan, but at least Outlaw is now in a position to ship the 950 out of stock (I hope that's still true; I guess the west coast dock labor problems still has things slowed down a bit).