I recently bought an Onkyo TX-NR609 which I'm very pleased with for $899 (it went on sale a few weeks after, typical...) and I've just paired it with a KEF KHT2005.3 5.1 set which is currently on special at JB Hifi for $992 which is very good considering what the MSRP is in the States.
Obviously this is getting close to the $2k mark, but it's pretty reasonable gear for a good price. (Note, "reasonable" is obviously subjective - it's a damn sight better than my old PYE Prolabs!)
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