Panasonic SA-XR70 or SA-XR50? Which One?

The digital amp on these Pannys is a huge over-achievers. I've been using the XR50 for about 4 months. Now, I am using them to drive Maggy MMGs. The two make an incredible combination, very DETAILED and dynamic.

BUT the imaging is awesome.

My MMGs straddle my fireplace therefore the system images the performers holographically inside my fireplace.

Don't underestimate the performance of Panasonic's current crop of digital amps.

I just sold my Marantz 8200 after getting a JVC RX-F10 that's $250 to play with. The digitals are pretty amazing. And I thought the Sony 9000ES was the top digital; a $12K Sharp! My main problem with it is I keep looking at the CDP to make sure I hit play as there is zero background noise.

HDMI may not be so great for those that want to squeeze all the performance they can out of their equipment. It is great for the average Joe to have one cord hook up.