Many of you who have frequented this forum over the past year know that I have Axiom speakers largely due to my disappointment with a pair of B&W 602s3. Just for kicks I emailed Yamaha to see what kind of reply I would receive regarding this issue. I received a reply today. In this message I was informed that the B&W's "have a higher power rating" than my htr-5280. Sounds to me like Yamaha admitted to me that my receiver is underpowered.