[ChicagoDog]

I guess my question should be this: A person currently has 2 MC501 amps, a MCD100, a MDA1000, a MS750 and a C1000C/T. They now want to add 5.1 surround capability (just for casual and occasional movies via DirecTv, Blu Ray Disc via a McIntosh MVP 891 or via Amazon Fire TV)...without any compromise of their current "reference" 2 channel set up. That is key here being without compromise of the 2 channel set up and they are on a major budget to add this 5.1 capability. Their next step/need would then be to add 3 more MC501 (or similar amps) to handle center, left rear and left right for their 5.1 desires. Next step would be to add a center speaker and a left and right rear speaker and finally a powered sub. But the real FINAL Step is to figure out how to add a McIntosh branded unit that adds simple 5.1 capability without compromising the "reference" 2 channel system they originally had in place.