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I wonder if the price won't drop some more. Apparently, the very similar, slightly older SR7012 dropped all the way down to $1K (less than 50% of MSRP) almost exactly 2 years ago (judging from a quick google). Here's an interesting review for the SR7012 -- didn't see one for SR7013 from quick...

The only concern w/ not going Klipsch (or similarly efficient speakers) is you'd likely need more (and better) power to generate the same volume (and better sound), which will more likely push you toward separate amp(s) at least for the front LCR instead of just relying on a good AVR alone. IF...

IF I'm living w/in an hour's drive or so, I'd probably be much more swayed to skip trying the Emotiva XPA-DR2 and go straight to the D-Sonic M3a-3000S. Alas... Agreed to a great extent... although I wouldn't call D-Sonic a premium (luxury) brand. They're not there yet, and might never...

Maybe that has more to do w/ the benefits of Class D vs the limitations of other (largely older) tech. IF the tech limits you to say 1400W total w/ modules only capable of 300W/channel max (before clipping), there's probably not a whole lot of effective ways to divvy that up. Not sure what...

I think you should probably have a clearer idea about your speaker choices and how your planned setup and intended usage, eg. general HT use, dedicated high fidelity music playback whether in stereo or multichannel, etc, before trying to decide what amps. Those of us choosing a higher quality...

@Jeff1125, what speakers are you planning to drive? Considering this would be your first(?) foray into separates and unless you plan to drive particularly difficult speakers, I wouldn't think you need to spend the extra $$$ on D-Sonic amps. You'd probably be perfectly happy w/ Emotiva's...

I'd probably go w/ 2 separate amps if you can. Cost more, but you'll most likely get meaningfully more plus if one dies or need repair, you won't be completely out and will have more options to deal w/ it. You could also go w/ an Anthem receiver primarily for its amp section to handle the less...

I suspect a big factor of the issue is the generally accepted (audiophile) notion/principle that it's generally better to subtract than add to the signal/sound. If these impedance variances generally lead to (not too much) subtraction, instead of addition, to the signal/sound where they occur...

Only problem w/ digging that deep into specs is, well, it probably becomes much too complicated and very difficult to navigate and use for vast majority of folks. In the end, it's about system synergy that probably requires plenty of careful auditioning and trial-and-error (typical of the...

In addition to what Wayne said, you should probably understand that it takes 10x the watts to yield 2x the apparent/perceived loudness (or increase of 10db on the decibel scale), so for instance, it takes 200 watts to yield 2x the loudness (or 10db increase) of 20 watts given the same set of...