I need to understand something. The yamaha has 7 speaker outs (and a sub) yet it syas it only is dolby 6.1 capable. Am i misreading something? I have the sony es 1000 which is 300 less than that and is 7.1 capable. I was thinking about returning the sony (as per all of the recommendations in this forum) but it seems like i would be spending more for less? Please let me know where i am wrong, as i want the best in my price range (under 800). Thanks