I hope you are right gonk and they do offer a combo option with the 997. I was just thinking that it would help ease the pain of having missed out on the black Friday sale. I heard about it oh... say 12 hours too late to be of any use to me. Anyway, I had to pass last time on the 990 due to the WAF... well I guess it would be more accurate to say the FAF or whatever. But that little obstacle has been eliminated. So there is nothing standing in the way this time around.

Good question ndskurfer. No I really don't need the extra power to drive my system. However, I have always been one to over build things and that tradition continues in my HT setup. I just like knowing I could if I really wanted to. You know what I mean. I am currently running a mixed bag of Paradigm speakers. My pics below are outdated and don't show the new stuff. The latest addition to the family was a pair studio 40's v4. I know they can handle the power of the 7700 so why not right. Least that is what I keep telling myself.

So let me ask you ndskrufer. Besides wishing you had the additional 2ch. is there anything else you wish you could change about your 7500? It is my understanding that the only difference between the 7500 and the 7700 is the additional 2ch. correct. How would you rate your experience with the 7500 on a scale of 1 too 10?