I can come close... I have the same limited budget problem, and had to pass over Onkyo (my personal favorite) and Denon. I now have a Kenwood KRF-V7775D THX Select receiver ($429). Although it's a 6.1 with dual rear centers the receiver only has five channels of amplification built in. I added a Kenwood KMF-X9000 THX Ultra stereo amp ($250) for the two rear center speakers.
As far as I can tell, this combo meets almost every specification on your wish list.
6.1 = THX-EX, DTS-ES (Discrete and Matrix) 180w each for five channels and 130w each for the other two. 5.1 channel DVD audio input. Digital out. Phono in. Tuner. Two component video in.
1) Discrete 5.1 channel input is rated for DVD audio, but not SACD. I may be wrong, but I believe only Sony supports SACD. 2) Ten inputs total, but only five are AV and you wanted seven. 3) Two Digital Coax inputs, one Toslink (CD), and one switchable coax/optical, for a total of four instead of the six you wanted.
Not bad for $680, but may not be sufficient for your needs. Hope this helped. -Bruce
This message was edited by Bruce Burson on 01/01/02 03:52.15.
