[quote=fredk]Interesting you should mention Yamaha in your list of decent avr's as they tend to get a rough ride on this forum.
I recently read a review of the RX-V659 on Audioholics where it received a glowing review. If Audioholics is to be believed, this receiver has lots of oompf and can put out more than the rated 100wpc nice and clean. The kicker is that it is listed at $399 msrp, which is a lot less than anything else I have seen in this performance category.
You can slip this in the For What It's Worth file, but I was having trouble with my refurbed HK, so I picked up the Yamaha RXV-659 thinking this will hold me until something better comes along, but I don't think I'll be looking for something else. I am quite impressed with this extremely affordable receiver.
