First of all, thank you to everyone for your help in getting me this far...

Here's my final choices for components:

Receiver:

Sony STR-DE897 (~$300)
pros: nice clean silver finish, high (supposed) power rating, lots of inputs, 7.1, s-video upconversion
cons: are the amps powerful enough to drive a whole collection of 6ohm infinity speakers?

Sony STR-DA1000ES (~$400)
pros: ES quality, gorgeous aluminum finish, inputs galore, 7.1, s-video upconversion
cons: pricey, how good are Sony ES's amps??? (high current?)

Yamaha HTR-5750 (~$300)
pros: inexpensive, nice silver finish, s-video upconversion, Yamaha high current design
cons: lower wattage, only 6.1, more limited features

Yamaha HTR-5760 (~$400)
pros: 7.1, heavy Yamaha build quality, s-video upconversion, YPAO, on-screen display, higher wattage, good inputs
cons: only available in an ugly black finish, a little pricey


DVD / Music player:

Toshiba SD6915 (~$180)
pros: DVD-A, SACD, MP3, WMA, DVD-R comp., Prog Scan, 5-disc changer, decent black/silver finish
cons: ???

Samsung DVD-HD841 (~$190)
pros: DVD-A, SACD, MP3, WMA, DVD-R comp., Prog Scan with HDTV / DVI output, gorgeous aluminum finish
cons: single disc unit only


I'll be hooking it up to the following components:
Fronts: Infinity Delta 60 (3-way tower, 6ohm, 50min/200peak)
Surround Sides: Same as above
Center: Infinity Delta Center (2-way, 6ohm, 25min/150peak)
Surround Rears: *Undetermined*
Video: Fisher 27" Hi-Fi Tube TV
Misc: Sharp Hi-Fi VCR, Sony Playstation 2, higher-end Denon turntable (phono inputs!)


Any thoughts/info/feedback welcome.

Thanks!

-Olen