Hi FP, i was very pleased with the 230 but when i brought home a pr of cambridge soundwork towers, i had to turn up the volume (for stereo) from -24 to -16. i don't want to outgrow the receiver & i just want to make sure i'll have enough amps for HT when i get the rest of my speakers. Other than that, I've been very pleased with H/K, (I really like their high current capability, not sure if Denon is high current in the same way. Salesmen have said so but hesitatingly and I would expect that the w/channel would be more similar to the H/K. Denon's watts are more like other reg. current receivers.