If you are planning on using the receiver as a preamp and already have a 6 channel amp you could put the outlaw ICBM in between the two and have an imense level of control for your bass management, this would give you all of the benefits of the yamaha 1200 and the bass management that you desire.
I have a Sony 53" HS10 set with the expressvu model 6000 receiver and I am able to connect it to either the rgbhv or the wideband component inputs with no problem. However, even if you ignore the hd channels available on expressvu, digital cable in canada is pretty crappy. Cons for digital...
Get the 6000 if you have a high def tv, but for the high def channels, not for the upconversion. By the way the upconverted signal looks worse than the original, it does not only look soft but in some cases (which can be noticed with text) is looks blurry. This problem gets worse if you zoom the...