Something else to remember when you're shopping is that makers of better audio equipment are more honest and forthcoming when it comes to power. Companies like Cambridge Audio, NAD and Arcam produce amps that sound wimpy with 60 watts per channel, but those are accurate estimates of power across the frequency range. An RCA or Technics receiver, on the other hand, that claims "100 watts x 5" usually means that any one channel at 1 kHz can reach 100 watts. Cheap receivers will crap out long before a well-made amp with even modest power.
