I'm pulling my hair out looking at receivers. I know I want either HK or Denon but I need someone to hold my hand.

I'll go refurb to get more for the $$$. I will do 5.1 and if I do go to 6.1 or 7.1 it won't be for awhile if at all.

I came across the Denon 982 ($283) and the HK 510-Z ($328). From what I can tell the major differences are watts in favor of the 982 but the HK has more crossovers and some auto calibration thing.

Then I came across the 983 which has "Adjustable High and Low Pass Crossover (40/60/80/100/120Hz)" but it was $400 and now I'm back in the cycle of continually stepping up in price to get more and more. The next step is the 2805.

Anyway any advice on all of this? What is the difference in Denon's lines. I noticed they have a 3 digit line (800's, 900's) and then a 4 digit (1000's, 2000's).

Any pros or cons that you guys know of with Denon and HK would be helpful. Anything you've heard even if you don't own one.

Thanks!