No, hopefully I'm not on my way to full-blown separates.

When I switched to the Beech finished Qs8s I also committed to putting them WAY out from the LP. Had to turn them up nearly to max to calibrate and was concerned about damaging my speakers.

The Denon 2802 has the power to drive 6 channels at something like 67 watts according to that website these guys have linked before. This could all be psychological, but driving 3 channels it seems to be much more within itself. When I crank the knob beyond -20 I'm getting appreciable gains in volume, whereas before it was pretty much flattened out.

All I'm looking for is a little more power and a little peace of mind.