I bought a refurb Marantz SR5014 for just under $700 USD (about a year ago from Accessories4less). It's a 7.2 surround, 100W @ 8 ohms, 2ch driven, .08%THD. (yes I had to look it up smile )

It drives the family room setup (M2 fronts, VP150, QS10 rears). No complaints.. The reason I bought that particular model was that it was the least expensive receiver I could find with pre-outs. I was looking for at least the front 3 but it has all 7 + 2 subs.