Did anyone follow the link Johnk put up the other day to a discussion on denon receivers? It was a forum populated by Dennon dealers/integrators.
One of the dealers posted that he had a lot of issues with the 3 digit series Dennons recently. He had expressed concern that it was an issue with receivers manufactured outside of Japan.
Actually, the thread is a very interesting read, whether or not you accept what this particular dealer posted. It seems the CI line has a series of features available only to dealer/integrators.
I'm not trying to sling mud here, I just thought that particular post might be relevant.