They all sound good to me in a show room. \:\) Still, out of all the recievers I've had over the years, Kenwoods, HK, Pioneers, I would take my current Yamaha anyday. I couldn't be happier with it.

If I had to complain I'd say it weighs too much and gets a bit hot, I had to cool mine with a fan.

Yamaha RX-V2700 / CDC-815 , Oppo DV-980H , Axiom M22s , Paradigm DSP-3100