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Well, definitely not the advice I "wanted" to hear, but I don't want to send back a potentially wonderful sound system due to insufficient hardware to power it.


Sorry Spooky, but i think the general consensus is that you would benefit from a new receiver. Keep the speakers though and give it a test run.
Based on what i've seen with the Denon units, and given the fact it is also the cheapest, i would also recommend the 2805 as a possible replacement.

Nice avatar.

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