[pharsyde]

if your willing to pay for these speakers (assumming new @ retail) plus add
$ 2k (US) you can afford another $ 500 - $ 1000 (or whatever) ; unless your maxed out, than that's for another discussion on your end - maybe behind closed doors ..


go separates. good multichannel amp with avr, or with dedicated av processor (now or later)

using the AVR as a Pre-Pro and then purchasing a separate power amp, perhaps only for the fronts

this would be a nice option. i have experienced elevated 2 channel (music) listening with my 5 ch amp., but certainly not to the degree a 2 channel power amp would perform up front.