Hi Chris, everyone,
I really appreciate your input on this. When you mentioned "if you are a music first...", then that reasoning fits well with my bias towards the Arcam. I think I will have my dealer set up the Arcam's with the Magnepans this week for a good listen on CDs and movies I am familiar with. I only wished you gave the P1000 a more positive feeback as well so I wouldn't have to look for a more decent 7ch amp now. I would still favor a decent audiophile-quality amp in case I am not happy with the P1000 that would be in the same price range ($2300). Thanks a lot again!