Sorry to hear about your loss, but behind every cloud, even an electrical smoke cloud, is a silver lining. I would love to be able to justify a new receiver,but the two I have (RX-V2095, ARV-3300) are old, but still going strong. I'm sure any one of the higher-end Denons would serve you well, or the Yamahas. I wonder how many others have horror stories about lightening storms. I'm also curious how many thought they were protected by a surge protector or power conditioner, but weren't. Any bad experiences out there about your Monster, Panamax, etc...