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I agree 100%, Denon has always been my #1 choice, personally I wouldn't even consider Sony for a receiver, there are at least 5 other brands I would choose before Sony.

Curious, welcome. A more realistic statement would be that any receiver can power any speaker, including M80s which are easier to drive than many, the question being how loud and how long, which varies with the listener's use pattern.

Yes, it's unclear in what respect the Sony has the advantage. Many find that the features in similarly priced units from makers such as Denon, Onkyo and Yamaha(all of which are basically excellent and amplify transparently without coloring the sound)are more to their liking.

Again thanks to all whom have replied and it looks like with out a doubt that I will go with the Dennon 3808!!I know that it will push my M80's I just didn't want it to overheat and shut down or damage the receiver, and it sounds to me that that won't be a problem after all!
Thank you for all your opinions and help!
Bryan

This is the link to the C-Net reviews for both receivers, Sony first, then the Denon.

http://reviews.cnet.com/av-receivers/sony-str-da5300es/4505-6466_7-32552105.html?tag=prod.txt.1

http://reviews.cnet.com/av-receivers/denon-avr-3808ci/4505-6466_7-32553611.html?tag=prod.txt.1

Thanks for your thoughts / suggestions everyone.

Barry

Barry, thanks for the links. What I find interesting is the user reviews, the Denon scored much higher there.

Cnet reviews are pretty much totally untrustworthy. Wanna take a wild guess at who's spent ad dollars there?

Ah, makes sense, probably why I couldn't find any other reviews of the Sony.

Thanks guys. I hadn't even looked at the user's reviews. Silly me. I am now sold on the Denon. I can hardly wait.

Does anybody live in the Toronto area (GTA) so I can hear the Axioms before I buy? I'm upgrading from Energy Take 5.2, so I'm sure the Axioms will be a major improvement, but I wouldn't mind hearing first, if that's possible.

Thanks again.

Barry

Post a message in the Hearing things section of the forum, or contact someone from Axiom and they will be sure to help you if they have someone auditioning in your area.

Hey Barry. You're so close,just take a drive up to Axiom and audition there. Thats what I did. It gave me a change to directly compare various options before buying.

Unfortunately it ended up costing me more 'cause I ended up really liking the M80s.