7.1 AV amp recommendations?

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been scouring the review sites for a while now, but haven't really
concluded anything, apart from perhaps Pioneer and Yamaha seem to offer the
best value.  I'm looking for something with a 7.1 output, with the priority
on movie sound rather than CD (it'll be driving Sonace in-wall/in ceiling
speakers, nothing too fancy).  Auto-calibration would be nice, but not
essential.  Decent video switching would also be a big plus.  I don't care
what it looks like, and a fancy remote isn't needed.  I'm sort of drawn to
the Pioneer VSX1015, which has nearly everything I need apart from the
vide=
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switching.  The next model up, the AX2AV does, but costs a bit too much...I
suspect I won't get away with much more than =A3500.  I'm not necessarily
looking for something new, but a quick look on eBay and AVForums doesn't
really turn up anything interesting.
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Any recommendations?
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Thanks, Pete
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