Sony STR-AZ7000ES 13.2 Channel 8K A/V Receiver
The top-of-the-line STR-AZ7000ES has 13 powered channels you can configure in a variety of ways. But, it also bumps up the power to 140 watts per channel and comes in at almost 50 pounds with an even bigger power supply than the AZ5000. The two additional channels can be front wides or a third pair of height speakers.
If you like the idea of the Dual Center Speaker, you just lose the middle-height speaker option to make that happen, which might be a better choice in a lot of rooms.
All of the amp channels have preamp outs as well so you could add extra power if needed down the road, but with the big amps inside you would probably never need it.
It could also be the heart of a whole house audio system as you can configure height 3 to power zone 2 and surround backs to drive zone 3 and still have nine channels for your home theater.
The STR-AZ7000 is one heck of a beast of a home theater receiver that will be able to give you a super immersive experience with its 13 channels built in and be able to drive just about any speaker you can throw at it.
