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I am guessing they finally realized the cdn dollar is almost on par with the American dollar, or there is a new model coming out, as it seems a large monetary jump from the 3808 to the 4308.

Just picked up my 3808ci last night from a local retailer here in Barrie...paid 13% below MSRP if that helps anyone shopping around.

Spent the entire evening (until the very wee hours of the morning acutally) streaming FLAC encoded files from my HP NAS. I couldn't be happier with the convenience and more importantly the sound.

My wife is in love with the simplicity of the control point that runs on the Nokia 770; it's like having a 1TB iPod that happens to play on the best sounding system we've ever owned.

Nope, M50s...although I don't doubt it could drive the 80s fine

What SPL do you want to achieve and at what distance? I achieve 85dB at 8 feet away with less than a half watt into each M80 using my cheap 90W/channel Denon 2105.

Todd, not being "officially" rated for 4 ohm operation should almost never be a concern in home audio usage. The FTC power rating regulations require that receivers and multi-channel separate amplifiers be driven with at least two channels operating simultaneously at the full rated power for at least five minutes continuously. This laboratory test is something that would never occur in ordinary home use.

Any receiver or separate amplifier can be forced to shut down with any impedance speaker if it's driven too loud for too long, but yes, the 3808 should be more than adequate for your needs.