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Now that I have narrowed the expensive units down, I just found another contender. I think my choice is between:
1) Pioneer VSX-1015 $499
2) Yamaha RXV-659 $650

The pioneer has more power and THX select certification, yet is quite a bit cheaper again. Since I keep downselling myself (after up selling on the speakers ) I am starting to worry that the Pioneer is too cheap to do my theater justice. But I can't really say why...

bflat

As one of the Pioneer fans, I noticed that the 72TXV is in your list. I have it's older brother the 54TX and love it. The 72TXV was highly rated and reviewed when it first came out. WIth all that said, I will just repeat what I always do. As long as you have the features you want (need), including Ohm ratings, then any of these should work well for you. Obviously, some will have a few more bells and whistles than others, but they should all be pretty good.

Heck, my Pioneer 54TX fits your bill pretty well. However, I doubt that you will find one for sale anywhere. You could look at the VSX-80TXV, but it may be around $885 CDN.

EDIT:
The Pioneer VSX-1015 is a good, and popular, Pioneer receiver, but it has been around a little while meaning that it won't have all of the features of slightly newer models, but it seems to be the Pioneer recever a lot of people have. Of course, a lot of people look to Pioneer for for lewer cost options over other manufacturers.

Matt, the reason that you can't say why you hesitate to get the 1015 is that there's no good reason. There's very little if any correlation between price and sound quality in audio and the 1015 is a fine unit at a very good price. If you like its features and it fits your budget better, go with it.