Decided on the Pioneer VSX-9040TXH. Got it yesterday, so far I'm loving it. Big difference from my old yammy.

Haven't had a chance to check out HDMI video performance yet, but so far no problems, that's actually shocking given my luck with new audio gear... \:\(

Dduval

M80's, QS8's, M22's, CHT SHO-10, Dual CHT SS-18.1's, Onkyo NR3008, Mitsubishi WD-73740