$4000 BUGDET - YOU ONLY HAVE 2 CHOICES - YOUR FEEDBACK MUCH APPRECIATED

I am not a fan of dual purpose systems but here goes.  The Anthem would better.  The only Yamaha that sound good are their expensive ones($10k), if they even still make them. 

How old are those LaScalas?  If they are old, new crossovers are a great upgrade as well.

I don't think this has been asked yet. I would approach this from a goal based direction. For example,

What is your higher priority / higher use scenario: 2 channel or multichannel?

Anthem - The DAC in the AVM is pretty darn good so I'm not sure I agree with the "superior DAC" part. 

@soix

Do you really think the OP wants to burn tubes watching TV? C’mon.

Obviously you make a very good point. Who wants to waste tubes performing HT duties?

To be fair, I believe that @glennewdick was focusing on extracting maximum sound quality from the Klipsch with regard to 2 channel use. It seems that the vast majority of Klipsch Heritage speaker owners would eagerly agree with his recommendations. David’s question is a relevant one for certain.

Charles

Thanks Charles.