I second that, I am amazed at how loud my AVR 2809 goes...so is my neighbour on the other side of the catwalk.
I know my AVR can play loud but I don't know the limit. I'm hitting my limit before it does. I never went over 0db.
From what I understand, it doesn't really matter how loud it play, what's matter is if it can provide sufficient power to all the speakers in a demanding scene. My needs are not necessary to have a system I can hear from my workplace. I just want it to play well at any volume.
