New Receiver

[SprySpectre]

I'm in the market for a new receiver barring some amazing luck. I was robbed from my house on campus over the holiday, and unfortunately since I'm still under my parent's homeowner's insurance, I can't even claim since the value of everything stolen was just under their deductible. Thank goodness the thieves were absolutely clueless and took the least expensive things from me. They left my speakers, flat panel monitor (which was ironically sitting on top of my receiver, they had to move it to get the receiver), computer, and subwoofer. Anywho, this leaves me with possibilities of a new receiver!

I'm just starting my research now, it's time to find a good deal on a receiver that'll work for me. Any suggestions will be helpful, since I'm in the process of deciding which one I'll get. Price limit: anywhere from $200 to $400, but don't be afraid to offer options lower or a little higher...I'll be crawling AVS looking for good deals on used ones. So what do you all suggest?

Just to note, I did like the sound of the H/K receivers...I'll be starting my research with them.

edit: I'll also start considering pre/pro setups, as this will eventually be ported to a true HT setup. So if anyone here knows anything about those, I'm pretty clueless as to what to get.