Ya I'm more than happy with my reciever (if it had preouts I would be extremely happy but its no biggie). My old entry-level Sony 595 would get extremely hot after listening sessions. In the Sony's defense, I would run the speakers full-range (before I had my sub). I got the Denon when I got my sub. I think the combo of more power and only pushing the Axiom's down to 80hz helps out a lot.

My buddy's Onkyo 601 gets pretty hot as well. Maybe Denon's heatsinks work really well.