You new AVR looks good and I'll bet it sounds great.
So, how is ur theater experience going? Im trying my best to set up a 5.1 for now....
So far I am loving the new receiver. Having two seperate subs and with the Audessey having control of them makes a huge difference.
Watching movies has never been this good at home, of course being able to use the lossless codecs could be a huge factor as well. I should have bought a better receiver years ago with a HDMI hookup, but am happy to have waited for this one.