Its all about real world value. I have both the 7500 and the 7125 and both are excellent amps as far as build quality and high quality sound. I am of the ilk that you can't hear much difference in the sound of amps so you have to go with what kind of power you need and the value you get. I can compare the Outlaws to multiple receivers I have owned and there is no comparison for power especially in HT use. I can only compare the Outlaws against stereo amps and those are a 1976 Yamaha CA-800 with 45 watts of output and an older Mcintosh MC275 which was a tube amp. I currently run my 7500 in stereo with Magnepan 1.6s and they really sing with all that power. To me the amp is the power of the system but you will always hear a much more distinctive difference in speakers.