looking for receiver with equalizer. but i don't know of any

would be great if it was one in a HTIB.

Pioneer & Technics use to make receivers with EQs built-in.

The high-end pioneers not only have equalization, they have auto-calibration. They come with a mic that you set up in your chair and then it automagically figures out the parametric eq curve for each speaker that best gets you a "flat" response at your seat. Some people claim it works miracles, turning crappy sounding speakers into the equivalent of uber-expensive speakers.