Thanks for the reply.
I was looking at the 49TX (I think) which is THX Ultra 2, and has a neat auto-calibrationfeature to measure speaker distances, SPLs etc. It looks nice, but I won't be able to try it unless I actually buy it. List price is $4000! So, I'll probably keep saving.

I guess if the processing is good, I could start off with a good receiver (like you did) and buy extra amps later if I could afford to.

M60s, VP150, QS8 x4 ACI Titan II sub Anthem AVM20 pre/pro Anthem PVA7 amp Panasonic DVD-RP91