Mid price receiver

I managed to get a Yamaha HTR-5960 7.1 system for approx. $300 bucks + ship (though the site where I got the price no longer sells at this price)...

Check around through one of the shopper sites and see what you can find!

Be sure whomever you go with is honest!

Good luck!

I second Deecee's recommendation. The 5960 (which is identical to the RXV-659 except it doesn't offer multi-zone operations) is the only receiver in its class that uses Brown Burr dacs, so unless you feel like you can't go with HDMI switching, it's great choice.

You should also look into the Pioneer Elite VSX-80TXV.

It includes a auto setup feature which is indispensible.

Good Luck!*>)

Ended up buying a Harman Kardon DPR2005, very happy with it.
Very nice machine, has a lot of the same design as my Lexicon DC1.