A Marantz AV7007 will definitely have balanced outputs as it's predecessor, the AV7005 does. As for XT32, I wouldn't be surprised if it comes with it since it's supposed to be able to run with the same DSP resources as XT. According to Audyssey, this feat was achieved by greatly optimizing the algorithms. Another rumor I read on the Dutch Marantz Forum website is that the AV7007 may be a few hundred dollars more than the AV7005. They mention another rumor of an AV9007 over the AV8007 and just below the very high-end Denon processor in terms of SQ. From what I understand most of the rumors come from the HIGH END Munich audio show held in May where Marantz was showing some of the new gear but none of the new processors. Those of you fortunate enough to know German or willing to try your hand at it can watch this show report on YouTube from the Marantz room. Sometimes company reps give their resellers unofficial insights into upcoming products.