I stand corrected...the Yamaha sounded "warmer", is this an acceptable term??...actually the store had a 41TX display model they were almost going to pay me to take if I wanted it, which I compared the Yamaha to in addition to the Denons 2804 and 3803..I certainly am not at the level of expertise in reviewing the specs as some of the other participants on this forum, but on the surface the 1400 seemed to have more bang for the $$$, there is a software switch to switch from 8 to 6 ohms..I seemed to remember reading somewhere that some of the high end speakers need 4 ohms???...don't think this will be a problem for me...