Not only does the Denon do 238W at .1%, but 277.3 watts at 1% distortion. (and with the receiver crushing out 270+ watts, I'm sure my ears would be bleeding, so they wouldn't mind the 1% distortion).
So much for my need for
2 x 230 watt Behringer A500 Amp we were discussing separately (at least for 2-channel listening).
The numbers above were with two channels driven, and the charts there do note significant differences between 2 and 5 or 7 channels driven at the same time. (note that at 7 channels driven, it is producing less than 113 wpc into 8 ohms versus 2 channel output at 186 wpc into 8 ohms)
Five channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads:
0.1 percent distortion at 118.9 watts
1 percent distortion at 138.0 watts
All channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads:
0.1 percent distortion at 113.5 watts
1 percent distortion at 130.7 watts
Given the disparities of output compared to number of channels drive, it makes me wonder how the Denon handles power allocation between the channels when the front L/R are demanding lots of juice and the surrounds are not... Is it going to be closer to the 113 wpc or 238...
Jason
