Bel Canto eVo 6 Gen2 v Cary Audio Design Cinema 5

Can anyone give me advice some advice here. I'm replacing a Rotel 1095 5 channel power amp and I'm considering the Bel Canto or the Cary Audio. My speakers are Totem Forrest in the front and Totem Arro in the rear. I'm looking for very high quality 2-channel and excellent home theater sound.

The Absolute Sound loves the Cary (2004 multichannel amplifier of the year). I've heard great things about the Bel Canto and it has it's share of very favorable reviews. I've auditioned the Cary, but not with my speakers. Can't find anywhere to audition the Bel Canto.

In any case, I don't have any way to do a comparison of the two.

Any thoughts as to which way to go (or is there another amp that's a clear step up from the Rotel and costs less than $5K that someone can recommend??).

thanks!

--dan