HT reciever help


I am looking to change my living room 2 channel setup into a HT setup for dvd, sacd and dvda playback and need help finding a reciever. My budget would be used ~$500-1000. My main concern is sound quality and the ability to drive 4ohm speakers. Any ideas? Thanks
happybrandon
Thanks for the replies. Arcam is one I did not think of and after reading some reviews it sounds like what I am looking for. If I can find one I think I'll give that a try. Thanks again.
I just wish the Arcams had two multi-channel inputs, since I have HDDVD and universal audio players.
I just looked on the back of the AVR-200 I am currently using and it has a 5.1 input (only one though).