Dan, it's totally unnecessary to have personal experience with the 3480 in order to brand those epinion reports as absurd. It should be remembered that the right to express an opinion doesn't include a right to be taken seriously. An opinion based on casual uncontrolled listening which flies in the face of basic audio engineering science should be disregarded and given no credit whatsoever. The 3480 is an excellent receiver, flat to 20Hz, and there's no way that it "lacks bass response". If its features suit you, it'll have no effect on the transparency of the sound which the recordings, your M80s and your listening room provide.
