Classe' puts the larger effort in their analogue section of their multi channel amps, and should do the trick for you. I use a Musical Fidelity HT600 5 channel amp, and it compares well to anything, but it offers only 120 watts per channel, and if you need say.. 200 watts or more it may not cut it. I must say that the HT600 is the closest I have heard to a really great 2 channel set up in a home theater application. I would use Musical Fidelity's 2 channel A3cr for left, right mains, plus their HT600 for the 5 remaining channels to accomplish a 7 channel setup. That would give you the best of both worlds. What speakers are you planning to use?
