Martin,
Don't look at the price that receiver is going for on eBay right now, instead think of all the hours of enjoyment it's given you over the years and continues to do so
I just noticed the lack of HDMI circuitry... Just as well though, cuz I also noticed today was my 6th anniversary with my girlfriend, so instead I went out for dinner at a nice restaurant out on a patio. Pretty expensive for a meal, and one night, but I enjoyed it and loving my girlfriend is certainly not an impulse (at least not any more, now it's as natural as breathing).
BNFrank,
I also wondered if my problem was also from poor calibration, but after a few years I just don't think I will figure it out. I know it's not a perfect system, but I'll pick up a model with Audyssey EQ next time I get a receiver so hat it can calibrate itself. And BTW, Nameless and Stillhart probably know a lot more about Foobar than I, who is mainly a content Mac user.
For myself though, I'll soon be picking up a Blue Snowball mic for streaming, maybe she can guest stream with me again sometime as it was really fun streaming The Last of Us together.