Originally Posted by: shaggylane
Power is something I'm wondering about. A 100watt per channel home theatre amplifier doesn't seem to be nearly as loud as a 50watt Marshall amp.

Sometimes with home stereo/theater equipment these days the wattage ratings are misleading. They add together the peak wattage (not even RMS) of all the channels. So in a home theater situation, if you have 5.1 channels, the peak wattage might be in the area of 15-20 watts per channel, but they add that all together and call it a 100 watt system.