No such thing as a dumb question. I will also agree with sailfishben, a few years back I bought Harmon Kardon's flagship receiver (AVR7200---7.1), it now sits unkooked in a spare TV room.
Take your time, do lots of auditioning and let your ears tell you what you really want.
Take your time, do lots of auditioning and let your ears tell you what you really want.