I thought the same thing 2 years ago about the industry going towards digital amps but nothing really solid has materlized in my opinion. In fact I replaced a Sony ES5000 receiver with the 990/7500 combo and the Sony had a 170w digital amp. The sound isn't even close. There has been a lot of talk and some products but so far nothing has beaten a solid state amp in my opinion. I think a good digital amp is still a few years out, but hey I could be wrong.

Merlin