One or two more things to look at. balanced vs unbalanced inputs. If married, what will the significant other let you have? Do I have somehwere to put all this stuff. Will this expensive equipment be protected from electrical problems (i.e. lightning/surges)? Am I going to be upgrading any audio/video that I already have that this might need to work with? Will I add blu-ray or other HD Audio formats? Do I need an EQ because of the room accoustics? Do I want it to control video as well? Do I want an on screen display or is the LED ok?
Again, most of this goes back to your goal and what you plan to use it for. If your room is untreated and you are having sound issues I would strongly suggest spending some of that 1000 to fix that problem before buying anything else. Room, speakers, and source (cd/tape/record/dvd) will be the biggest sound changes in your system. I say source only because a high quality recording CD will sould much cleaner then a low quality tape. You can try and fix the room electronically but it will cost you...
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/acoustics/audyssey-multeq-pro-sound-equalizer
The best of luck!
Again, most of this goes back to your goal and what you plan to use it for. If your room is untreated and you are having sound issues I would strongly suggest spending some of that 1000 to fix that problem before buying anything else. Room, speakers, and source (cd/tape/record/dvd) will be the biggest sound changes in your system. I say source only because a high quality recording CD will sould much cleaner then a low quality tape. You can try and fix the room electronically but it will cost you...
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/acoustics/audyssey-multeq-pro-sound-equalizer
The best of luck!