the best of five channel amp....

You can find EAD PM2000 in Audiogon. It would be the best.

I think you should take a look at EAD PM2000 used(under $4000), sound really nice for both HT and music.

I'm waiting on a Theta Dreadnaught myself. Lots of clean power. 200wx5 into 8ohms. Balanced on all 5 channels. Retail $6000.00. The last three I've seen here went around $4000.00 used. Still a little rich for my blood.

I am currently driving a pair of Martin Logan SL3 with a Theta Dreadnaught (5x200W) biamped. I have been in the market looking for a speaker upgrade for the past few months and have listened to quite a variety of amp/speaker combinations. I must tell you that I have yet heard another amp that can better the Dreadnaught at the same price range.

You should really consider the Sherbourn 5/1500 5-channel amp. It is 5-mono amps built into one chasis and is awesome for audio and theater. The real surprise is it's retail is only $2000. no type-o either. For the money, I will take it up against anything out there and much more. And the good thing is you have much more $$$ to play with something else. Have fun...