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Depending on the price of 8000 I would reccomend it since you're only running 5.1. If you ever decide to run 7.1 yuo can always add an inexpensive 2ch amp for the back surrounds since the 8000 has all the processing for DTS-ES and DD-EX. The 8000 also has a nice feature (technicly a glitch) that lets you apply logic7 decoding to 5.1 soundtracks, giving them a very beleivable 7.1 output. Only the MUCH more expensive Lexicon processors have this option of using logic7 on 5.1 material.
That said, if the price of the 8000 is close or more than the refurb 7200 I would go with the 7200. It has one of the best amp sections in current receivers and the processing on it is great as well. The 7300 seems like alot of money more than the 7200 to add PLIIx and Video Processing/upconversion, but if those features are important to you (PLIIx shouldn't be a big deal since you're still 5.1 w/ no future plans) then go for it. I personaly would only consider the 7200 and 8000 from that list due to their extremely high values. If you open your list up a bit, though, there are som great neutral/warm receivers from Pioneer Elite w/ some great features like component video conversion, auto room eq, and i.link for multichannel music. You may want to give the 54TX alook, it is available around $800 w/ some looking.
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