LittleB:

That's something I'll have to do a little more research on, cause as of right now I couldn't tell ya.

I mean the new Onkyo 602, from what I've read about it sounds pretty sweet. It too sells for $499, but it doesn't have everything the 1014 has.

Now the new Denon 2105 sounds pretty damn sweet, but it's about a $149 bucks more. Crutchfield has it for $649.

Now if a person doesn't mind and is able to do so of course, spend a little more then $500, then that new Denon might be a better option, but I'm not sure. Or one could get the Yamaha HTR-5790 which basically the same receiver as the RX-V1400 for as low as $558.