I guess I am happy with the amp in my 9 year old AVR. The thing weighs a ton, so that has gotta be good.

I really haven't heard any others, so I am happy because ignorance is bliss.
I am thinking about getting new fronts and a new center, Tonight I'm salivating over a pair of B&W704s and HTM7 (think I can buy them without upsetting my wife too much)
Very interested in seperates. What I can gather from you guys and other threads, after the speakers I should invest in a 5 channel amp, or maybe 2channel just for the 704s.
Do speakers like 704s deserve being run on seperates, or should I forget it and just buy a higher end AVR from Marantz.