Just a thought about where to buy receivers...maybe it's myth, but when I bought my Denon (years ago), I was lead to believe you had to buy from an authorized dealer. Otherwise, the manufacturer would not honor their warranty. How much do we need to worry about that? I found there weren't any "deals" on receivers sold by authorized dealers.
A few points - you can sometimes get really good deals from authorized online retailers of Denon - 6ave.com gets talked up a ton around here - I think you can, or were, able to get the 3808 for like $1099 or something like that. You have to call directly for that, however. If there is a piece of equipment you want, sometimes it pays to call the site directly. Also, in addition to Amazon, Vanns.com is a great site. You can get the 663 for $499 from either Amazon or Vanns - free shipping, no tax. Hard to beat.
