I've been kind of stuck for a while, because the receiver in the living room A/V stack is completely out of inputs (no place to plug in the Myth box without unhooking something else the family cares about), plus the power switch got damaged a while back. So, I've been thinking about replacing it, and today I finally ordered a new Sony STR-DE895 from J&R. Should be here next week.
I'll move the current receiver to the basement so that I have something to test 5.1 audio with. Taking it out of routine use also means I can take it apart and see about replacing the power switch, without having the whole family standing on first one foot and then the other waiting for me to finish...