I was recently in the same boat as you looking for a new reciever. I went with the Pioneer VSX1018AH-k. It sounds very good with my Klipsch speakers. I hear things I never heard before on cd's that I'm very familiar with. Also, from my research, it doesn't have a lot of the problems that some of the other receivers have. I picked mine up for $413 shipped from Pioneer. Good luck with whatever you choose! [Y]