I am done! ,swapped the rear surround sound designed speakers for
my old mirage Omni 60's. Perfect to my ear, I backed off EQ settings and Bass,Mid,Trebble. plenty of power. No where near pushing the G8000, Thanks for everyones input, much appreciated.
P.S. 4-8 ohm speakers with the correct watt requirement is plenty with this receiver in a media/audio room.
Larry