[mrkeeling]

Let me ad a few more dilemmas to ones you already have.

With Pioneer 47Ai, you’ll probably get better sound quality than from 45A (I am just assuming this, and the question is how much of that difference will you be able to hear and is what you are able to hear worth the price difference). In any case 47Ai is definitely more of a player than 45A is.

If you decide to go two players route, maybe you should consider one of the Panasonic’s. They should perform on par if not better than Denon (picture wise) for a lot less money.

Final word of advice: find a place with liberal (no questions asked) return policy. Get all these players in you house and compare them in YOUR room, on YOUR speakers/system and YOUR monitor. Than see how much difference can you really detect and is it worth the price.