If you don't have to have all the latest bells and whistles, they are blowing out the Pioneer SC-27 (it is now last years model) for less than $1000 U.S. Just a heads up for anyone looking for a good deal on a pretty powerful receiver.

I picked one up recently and I like it very much. It has the 140 watt Class D amps and drives my M80's very well. It seems to have a lot of dynamic power on tap, it never seems to run out of steam.

The latest Denon's do have a lot more bells and whistles though.