Well if you've read my small review on the new Onkyo 805 you'd know that it's a very solid unit but has a few minor "issues". The 805 does everything it promises, but these hiccups are kinda annoying.

I'm on my 2nd unit and both have had these same issues:
Runs very hot, but it's never gone into protect mode or anything
Slight popping or thud sound coming from various speakers during HDMI handshake with PS3
Slight audio sync issue - hard to say if it's the 805 or if certain cable channels are just off a bit.
3 to 4 second delay when processing audio signals

The biggest headache for me is the speaker thud/popping sound that comes from my speakers during the handshake. I just keep it on pause until the movie has started to deal with it.

I got this unit for only $700. Anything else coming close is gonna be a huge jump in price and a bunch of features I don't care about. I'm more concerned about SQ than anything else and I'd be willing to spend the extra $$$ if I could find a huge improvement there.

So here's my question. If you were in a similar situation, would you keep the unit you got for an excellent price and performed well, even though you had to live with it's flaws?

Or would you demand flawless performance and pay the extra $$$ to have it?