I really want to pick up a 720 but I'm not sure if it's worth it for me

My 9 year old receiver is just as awesome as it ever was...and I'd have to buy another HDMI cable. Although one thing I hate about my receiver now is that the 5.1 analog input bypasses the EQ...which makes no sense to me...leaving DVD-A discs from my Denon player sounding like they came from a clock radio...what's up with that?