I have a Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K, when they replaced it with the VSX-1019AH-K I wondered what was going on. Other than a few, mostly useless, new features it seemed to be a step down. Now I see the reasoning, they needed to differentiate the VSX-9130TXH-K. I really like my 1018, and will eventually end up with an Epic 80 setup too (building mine piece-by-piece). The 9130 should be an excellent receiver, especially for the price.
I also have a PS3. Been considering the new Oppo player. The Oppo is quieter, and has a better scaler for DVD playback. But other than that, I still think the PS3 is a better Blu-ray player if you're going to be using an HDMI connection to a 1080p set (mostly because of sound mixing, and disc compatibility issues with the Oppo).
