Hey Wayne...

Depends on how far off the cliff you are willing to jump! My personal suggestion is to go all the way with a 950/770 combo (mine is on it's way from California to Canada right now...should have splurged for the next day shipping!) For a pre/pro with 7.1 sound and Dolby Pro Logic II, the price on the 950 is tough to beat. Also, the 770 is pretty future proof...200w/ch for 7 channels is going to last quite a while.

My $0.02