FM, Bugbitten,
Thanks for the replies.

Well, I decided to pull the trigger and ordered one of these from costco.com today. I am still planning on ordering the 7500/990 combo and will do a comparison between the Monster amp and the 7500...I'll keep the one I like better. If I like the Monster, I'll lose the 2 way shipping costs of the 7500 (but save a few hundred as the Monster is cheaper). If I like the 7500, I'll return the Monster to a local costco and lose $80 for the one way shipping.

I couldn't pass up on the $999 deal from costco...felt like I had to at least give it a shot.

I'll keep everyone posted...

Cheers.