I just picked up this receiver after demo'ing the HK335, Denon 2805, and Yammie 1500. I was going to throw the pio 1014 into the mix but couldn't demo it in the stores I have available.

My impressions were that the onkyo was hands down better than all of the others. If i had to rank them I would put in this order:

1. ONKYO TX-SR702
2. DENON 2805
3. Yammie
4. HK

the denon is a close second but the onk just seemed louder and a bit warmer, which is what i like.

Anyway, i wanted to see if anyone has this running their axioms and please provide your opinion if you do.

vp150, m22ti, qs8, svs 20-39pci, ONKYO TX-SR702