No, did not get to a point of auditioning any amp. I did a lot of reading here & also the 5 channel amp shootout over @ AVS Forum.
Several months ago, I had Wayne @ Bolder mod a Panny XR-70 for my 2.1 second audio system. After hearing the wonderful results, I am pretty much sold that when I change the amplification of my HT 5.1 system, I will go with digital amplification (5 channel single or monoblocks).
I have a great sounding system now and am in no rush to change, if you know what I mean. I will wait for the right digital amp at the right price to come around.
There are a lot of interesting things in the digital realm going on though.