Just to emphasize that the Denon, along with most other receivers, doesn't rate power under an all-channels driven spec. The basic two-channels driven test number acceptable under the FTC regs(full rated power for at least five minutes continuously) is used and is met with some room to spare, as is typical of the other makes of receivers as well. This of course contradicts frequent complaints by some audiophiles that published power ratings are "exaggerated", or even "lies". It's rather ironic that some of the folks who say these things are willing to believe that totally unproven sonic characteristics of players, amplifiers and even pieces of wire exist, while they're suspicious about the only aspect of audio performance that's actually subject to specific regulations.
