My suggestion is to look into the Anthem D2

http://statement.anthemav.com/HTML/Products/D2/D2.html

http://statement.anthemav.com/HTML/Products/D2/downloads/D2_ARC_PDS.pdf

It's pricy, but it simply blows away anything Denon has to offer. I used various Denon products for years and started to feel that the sound was somehow "missing" something. I started to look into it and did commparisons of high end product and very quickly found that Denon seemed to be ... dull. The sound was somehow muted in tone. In the end the Anthem D2 delivered beyond my expectations in quality and features. Yes, you will need a seperate amp (I'm using the Axiom one) but the quality is incredible.

If the Anthem is a bit much in terms of price for ya, I'd suggest looking into Yamaha rec/amp unit. After listening to a demo at a high end store with the same speakers/movie/music I was very surprised to hear the Yamaha perform so well.
In the years I've been evaluating products and using them for my site I become very disapointed in Denon - they've become the over priced bucket of paint that provides less coverage than a thought of lesser brand. (I just recently found out that Glidden makes Ralph Lauren Paint - only the shades are different - why pay $20 bucks more to dip you brush into Ralph!)

- Scott

www.thedigitalcinema.net