Best Mainstream Receiver for 2 Channel Audio

If you are going to go strictly with two channel your money would be much better spent buying an integrated amp used in the $1500- $1750 range and spending $250 on a used tuner. The $250 you would spend on a used tuner would give you every bit as good as the tuner section in a receiver. The quality of integrated amp you can buy in the $1500- $1750 range will out perform the amp section of the receivers you mentioned.

I will be building a 5.1 system, although I'll be listening to a lot of stereo on it. I'd like to keep things as simple and uncluttered as possible, so if I can find a pretty good receiver, that would be my first preference.

Best 2 channel receiver around right now is probably a magnum dynalab. Other nice pieces by Arcam and Music Hall.

Thanks but I'm actually looking for at least a 5.1 receiver.