A lot of what you say is true and we all have financial limits. Myself i opted for Emotiva, since there is an upgrade path and the entry fee was quite reasonable at the time since our Canuck dollar wasnt sucking so hard. Emotiva is releasing a HDMI upgrade as well as ATMOS upgrade which doesnt require a wholesale processor change ,plus the HDMI upgrade can be done at home. A receiver requires being replaced everytime a new standard comes out for HDMI,whereas a board replacement is cheap by comparison. Emotiva gets you into highend for a decent price.
