Mojo,
Thanks for following up. I hope things with your father work out as well as possible.
I talked with Onkyo and they agreed with our collective assessment. I've since ordered an A1400-8 from Brent, so that will be coming (soon?). It's a brand new product and I know generally speaking how those things can go (i.e. my 805), but I have faith in Axiom. I'm going to return the 805 to CC as I do more research on a pre-pro. In the interim I'm back to using my 777, which is humming along just fine.
I appreciate everyone's help as I sort through this. I've been a member of a lot of forums over the years, and there is a lot to be said for the small, tightly knit communities like I see here.
