Aragon Soundstage lost surround channels... Next?

My 8 year old Soundstage lost the two rear surround channels. Must be in the decoder circuit, as the 5.1 direct in, passes audio to the amp.

Anyway, I've been thinking about a new proc for a while anyway, but I've been out of the loop for quite a while, so I don't know where to start. I def want to pick up something used, and with the economy what it is, I really don't want to sprnd more then $1000-$1500.

I'm also in a quandry about lossless hdmi codecs, as I really want to enjoy them (from my blu-ray) but here's my issue. I watch TV regularly without having the amp on, but in order to use lossless, it has to use hdmi. So I would have to turn the amp every time I watch tv? That's not what I want... Are there any options?

Thanks