Yep, got the R-N800A. It was a bit of a fiasco with Gramaphone through Amazon. They said 2 days but it kept showing up back and forth between shipping locations and made it a week or so later. Pretty lame as the styrofoam was cracked in a couple of places so it had seen some "action". Everything I've tried so far seems to work though, so I avoided the headache of a return and have it in my living room now. I'm glad I purchased it, though it went on sale for about $200 less about a week later. I pulled the trigger since all of the discounted prices seemed to be disappearing, hence the east coast delivery origin. I wouldn't purchase from Gramaphone again though since it seems all of their negative reviews get removed and Amazon takes responsibility. I saved probably $100 on the extended warranty so overall it was not a bad price though. I've spent more on dinner for my family than what I would have saved; self justification to ease the frustration.
As far as the sound, I really like the sound with the correction in my room, though the debut 2.0s lack a bit of room filling sound without cranking the amp to about 75%. I'd like to stay around 50%, but I guess it's capable of doing that so I shouldn't worry. I don't think it's shut off...maybe once it went into protection mode? There seems to be enough bass for my preferences, but for some of the electronic stuff I would appreciate a sub. Would that free up the bookshelves to play louder too? Overall it's not bad and I think I'm happy enough to forego the DBR62s ($s) for now and instead look at a sub since it sounds better than anything I've had so far.
I couldn't justify an additional $500 for the 1000's HDMI since I don't lack any enjoyment out of the TV speaker and/or the soundbar. I guess the 1000 has some upgraded components and a more solid build, but I wouldn't notice it at this point in my journey, I think.