"But, can it handle the 4 ohm m80s? Something tells me that Alan would still suggest we opt for HK or Denon".

LittleB:

Maybe so, but not everybody thinks HK and Denon rules the world. There's a lot of damn good receivers out there, HK and Denon are not by any means the only two.

I know alot of people likes HK and Denon, and I'm not one who dislikes them, but I like you have my opinions too.

If you don't like Pioneer, that's fine buddy. However they're a lot better receivers then you give them credit for. So are Yamaha and Onkyo for that matter.

As far as the M80's go, well not everybody owns the M80's, therefore it's rather irrelevant. It's only relevant to those who do own them.

These are just my opinions though, I could be wrong.