I am curious, Saturn, how you determined that Onkyo receivers and I suppose amps output less than their rated power outputs. Clearly, that would be false advertising, and since I own a 797 and an M282 amp I would be pretty upset if what you're saying is true.
I have or had Harmon Kardons AVR65 (65x5), 525 (70wpcx5), Technics SADX940 (100wpcx5)), Sony STRDB1070 (100wpcx6), as well as the Onkyo 797 (100x6) and from my experience I'd say the Onkyo puts out as much more power than the others listed as you'd expect from its rating.
I've always been curious as to how someone would test the output of a multichannel receiver to determine whether it meets its specs. I'd be curious as to what you came up with Saturn.
