Ritz – I love B&W speakers… Given that they are 5+ years old and at the low end of B&W series, I feel I am missing something (high and low end). Specially, when I audition floor-standing speakers in A/V specialty stores. Now, this all could be attributed to high-end stuff being used in these stores. To me, the Sony amp has plenty to offer given my listening habits. Then again, I don’t know what I am missing until I try a different amp.

Bestbang4thebuck – you are right… I will eventually have to upgrade both speakers and amp. It is just that I can’t decide which one should be first. The only way to know that would be to swap equipment and find out for myself.
I am not sure if Outlaw will let me buy the amp (after the fact) at the bundled price.

For now, I will setup the 990 this weekend and give it a good listen with my current equipment. Based on this I will decide which way to go.

Thanks for the great feedback!