Well after a year of waiting for prices to drop and trying to decide which receiver would be "best for me" I finally decided on the Marantz 4002
While it doesn't have all the new audio decoders all my decoding will be done at source - it has 3 Hdmi 1.3 passthrough 1.1 repeating so I will still get lossless via LPCM 7.1 analogue inputs as well as 7.1 pre outs - will add an amp later and use it as a pre/pro - now have the nice warm Marantz sound. Should be great with my Paradigm Studio front end and my Samsung 6189 Here's a brief synopsis
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/marantz-sr4002 
