Denon AVR - just bought one, its awesome. for $230, its refurb, but looks and works brand new with warrenty, and it sounds awesome. just about any denon is good though.
Onkyo would be nice, as well as Denon. I'd really stick to either of them personally. I have a couple Sony receivers and played with others; they give good results, but I don't really care for them that much.
Justin, I could not find any HTIB from Klipsch. I'm pretty sure they only make speakers.
Anyways, I will probably be getting the Onkyo since it has rave reviews and is quite respected even by home audiophiles. And I also get free speaker stands if I order from vann's.