Which Would You Choose?

Good info, the biggest issue is that I don't think he's going to put that much into the project up front. The secondary power amp would likely be a secondary stepping stone in the future. You never know, I'll keep this in mind and see how much I can get out of his wallet when the time comes.

If you don't have a problem with reconditioned you might want to check out accessories 4 less. They handle both denon and marantz in recon and new. Good service/pricing.
Steve

Mceljo:

Just something to be aware of so you're not under the wrong impression and I've stated this before in other posts. If you look at Marantz surround sound AVRs, the power specs are misleading. Take a another look at the SR6006 specifications. It states 110w/ch 20HZ-20KHZ into 8 ohms TWO CHANNELS DRIVEN, not all 7. Marantz is notorious for this and hoodwinked me when I purchased my very first Marantz AVR. I did love it and do like Marantz products in general. In fact I recently purhcased the UD5005 universal blu-ray player and absolutely love it. But when it comes to their AVR power ratings, be aware. I was told by someone at Marantz once that you have to derate those power specs to 70% of the stated power for two channels driven to arrive at all channels driven. Brands such as NAD and Rotel do not do this in their specs of their AVRs. Just want to help you out.