After some great advice, and a great price I chose to buy a Denon AVR 1082. Tweeter.com had it for $490. They confirmed my order on Friday, and then emailed me a cancellation notice today...no big deal.

Back to the drawing board.

After reading several other threads, I am considering the Yamaha 1400. The prices at the authorized dealers are somewhere around $150 - $200 higher than some of the other retailers. I understand that in order to get the warranty you must buy from an authorized e-tailer. Should I save the $200 or spend the extra money for the warranty?