Hi Ricky,

IMHO, the seperates route is always the best way to go. I have spent a small fortune over the years on A/V and initially i was a stout fan of the top of the range Denon's and the like as they provided power amps and processors in one box for relatively good value. Eventually i realised, that i was always upgrading to the latest kit purely because of newer sound formats and different types of connectivity. At the end of the day, Power will always be power, unless you go for the Digital Meridian route where the speakers are active and have internal power amps driving them. So in my opinion, you have the following options:

1) One Box Solution - Denon if the cash is tight. Or if you budget will let you, go for the Meridian 'G' series. The sound will be far better, but at a cost.

2) The route i would suggest - Buy seperate power amps, or even one 5 channel power amp. This should not change over the years, unless you want more power or an upgrade in quality. Then buy a seperate processor to compliment the setup. You should be able to pick up some good 568.2 Meridian's these days for around �1500 give or take. I used to have one if these before i got my 861V4 and can vouch for it's sublime reproduction of movies and music.

Don't know if any of that helps or not?

All the best,
G

p.s. don't forget to include a good amount on cabling. Powerchords,Interconnects and Speaker Cabling. My advice - Audience Au24 or Nordost Valhalla. The Nordost is over priced i think and the AU24 is simply a steal!

861v8, 861v4, 596, HD621, F80, I80, Oppo BDP-105D, Chord SPM 1200E, Chord SPM 1900E, Audience Adept Response AR8, PS4, PS3, Sky+HD, Monitor Audio Platinum's all round, REL Studio iii, Panasonic ZT65 and Audience AU24SE cabling all round.