I'm not sure if you have a Soundsaround where you live but they had the RX-V1800 on sale for $998 CDN last week at the Calgary location.

I bought my RX-V3800 for $1,598 which was the best price I found in Calgary.

Zak

Panasonic TC-P65V10 65" Plasma
Sony KDL-55XBR8 55" LED LCD
Yamaha RX-V3800
Axiom Epic 60 - 500 (7.1)