On order, new receiver

I am redoing my 5.1 home theater to 5.14 Atmos. I also have two speakers in my bedroom that need to be powered. My local dealer sells Anthem but has recommended Sony ES Series. I will be using 5 Paradigm in wall and 4 ceiling.  I will need 11amps for home theater and bedroom. Does it make sense to pay the $3500 for the 1120 Anthem or to get Sony 5000ES for $2200 and add an amp. I was thinking of Parasound Zamp V3 for bedroom where I have two Sonance Symphony in ceiling speakers. If I go with Anthem it will be about $1000 more. Do you think the Anthem is worth the extra money. Another option would be Anthem 720 and two amps. Thanks, Bob

pcc67, I was considering Anthem but then I checked the specs again and I saw they don't support Airplay2 which is a deal breaker for me. You posted that you have an Apple computer. Is not having Airplay2 an issue for you. I have Apple Music and need to be able to stream it from my iTunes library

I talked to my dealer today. He explained that I don’t need a receiver with airplay 2 support if I have Apple TV which I do. He is a long time Anthem dealer but recommends Sony over Anthem. I am thinking of buying 5000 ES

@pcc67, thanks for your response. I went to my local very hi end store which is a long time Anthem dealer. The owner and almost all the other sales people tell me to buy the Sony5000 ES. One guy did suggest Anthem. I will have to talk to them again about Anthem. I doubt if they are suggesting Sony because they make more money on it. I am going to tell my dealer what you said about Sony. I want to know why they suggest Sony over Anthem. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the Sony is new and Anthem is older tech. I had thought about Anthem 1120 but that would be way more money than the Sony 5000. With the 1120 I would be able to run my 9 speakers plus two in the bedroom
Yesterday I was there and decided on Paradigm 75F and their center speaker for my front three

@erik_squires I decide to keep it simple and stick with my 5.1 setup. I will be adding a Sony 3100 receiver, 2 paradigm 75F speakers and Paradigm 55C for center. I will use my two rear in ceiling Sonance for the surround speakers and I have a HSU STF-2 for sub.  Also adding a Sony 1000ES for 4K Blu-ray.

@mi4, Thank you for your response. Have you heard the 3100ES or 5000ES?
I know Anthem is great, I have heard their 720 at my dealer. I was very impressed. They are considered to be very high class snooty shop. I was surprised when I found out that they sold Sony. Both owners and an employee suggested the Sony 3100. Both owners have explained to me that they consider the new ES line to be vastly better than older Sony's and that its better than Anthem that they have always sold. Sony is less money than Anthem 720 so it's not like they are trying to make more money on Sony. In fact they are down selling me. I was ready to buy the Sony 5000 and both owners told me the 3100 is sufficient for the system I am putting together. I have been working with one owner to put together an Atmos system and the other owner told me to save my money and have 5.1. They would make much more money selling me Atmos, but they really want to take care of their customers. If they say Sony ES is better now than Anthem I am inclined to trust them. Tomorrow I am going in to audition everything I plan on buying and I will be able to compare 720 Anthem to 3100 Sony. 

@pcc67 I know Anthem sounds great, I have heard it with Paradigm speakers. Yesterday I was able to hear the Sony 3100 ES with a Paradigm Atmos system. I was also great. He claims the Sony ES sound calibration is more advanced than Anthem. The co-owners of the business worked with Sony in designing the ES. I think everyone who hasn’t heard the ES considers it crap. I know when they first suggested Sony that was my reaction. 
I have to decide on 5.1 or 5.1.4. I heard the Atmos setup yesterday and it was really amazing. It was from a Sony disk that was made to highlight the best of Atmos. I wonder though in real use how many movies and shows with Atmos actually take advantage of it. Of course Marvel type action films would but I would be watching very few of these type shows. I’m already set up for 5.1, it would be expensive to add the speakers for Atmos

Thanks for your responses. Since we are an Apple household with no PC's maybe I should wait for April and then decide. I have decided that I will have Atmos so with 720 I will need additional amps plus an amp for my bedroom, so 720 may not be right for me

When I first started think of changing my home theater, I did consider Anthem 1120 for the 11 amps. I would have enough to run 5.1.4 and to run my bedroom speakers. It’s $3500 so I think it’s out of my budget