The 1100 does have meters, I believe? I'm more interested, though, in your statement "no longer looking at performance per dollar" - how do you mean? My source is a BDP-105, if that matters at all. I don't need, really, anything more than just an amp but I have a really good offer on both the 2100 and 1100 so weighing my options...
My mistake!
I knew the previous A-S1000 did not have meters and assumed
the A-S1100 didn't either!
How much are you looking at for those two models?
The standard price for the A-S1100 is $2500, which I consider pricey for 2 channels at 105 watts.
Sorry, I did not mean to be snarky! The Yamaha has lots of refinement for the price, but you get into a real question of how good is good enough. Can you really hear a difference? No doubt, the build quality is really nice.
I guess there were two thoughts behind my comment. Mainly, that is a lot of money to pay for 105 WPC!
First, you can buy a mainstream AVR like the Denon AVR-X5200 for well below $1000 that will match the power and give you tons of additional features.
But, even as a stereo only system $2500 is a lot!
You might consider this Parasound pre-amp, plus two of these 200 watt Outlaw monoblocks for total of $1460
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PAC2100
https://www.outlawaudio.com/products/2200.html
This one gives more power at $1850:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-yss3Ao14fUA/shopsearch/azur_851a.html?awcp=1t1&awcr=28839424283&awdv=c&awkw=azur 851a&awmt=p&awnw=g
More in keeping with where I am at. I would look at this combo for $400 total (note that this pre only has digital inputs-no RCA jacks - perfect for your Oppo, but not if you have legacy gear to connect):
https://emotiva.com/products/dacs/xda-2-gen2
http://www.amazon.com/Crown-DriveCore-XLS1500-Power-Amplifier/dp/B003HZV2JS/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1446587286&sr=1-1&keywords=crown+xls-1500
Or, if you want matching components this pre with two of these mono-blocks at $1160:
https://emotiva.com/products/dacs/xda-2-gen2
https://emotiva.com/products/amplifiers/xpa-1l
The best advice I can give you is to save money on your amplification and spend it on your speakers!
Maybe you have your ultimate speakers, but you will hear a difference between two different sets of speakers. I seriously doubt you will hear a difference between any of the systems I outline above and the Yamaha (unless the Yamaha doesn't have enough power for your speakers/volume level).
What speakers do you have? 100 watts will probably do fine, but we should really ask that before any amp recommendation. For all we know, you may be running Magnepans which would be a whole different ball game!