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Mandrake, the Denon AVR 989 is virtually identical to the 2809, both I believe are considered "high current capable". They'll be fine as many here have proven.

Most Denon models have proven to have no issues for many years, you won't find anything on the website. My 5yr old 2805 has no issues at levels most people would never listen.

Don't let people convince you the Onkyos won't work. I had a 905 driving my m80s for quite awhile and worked fine. Not to say there's anything wrong with the Denon choices, but don't count the Onkyo out of the running.

A downside? I'll let you know next week.

The downside is the part that touches the floor.

Someone's been studying Confucius

my room is about the same size as yours and the m80's sound great.

Mandrake, far too much concern is expressed about 4ohm rated speakers in general and the M80s in particular. Many receivers, certainly including the Onkyo 806, will work very well with them. If you do want to get the 806, note that the best buy at the moment appears to be the factory refurb available for about $600($U.S.) from Accessories4less . They are an authorized dealer and now ship Onkyo to Canada, although that wasn't the case previously.

Mandrake, the Onkyo receivers that I have had, the 875 and now the 876 have never had a problem working with the M80s. The 806 has Audyssey Dynamic EQ and if you like listening at low levels of music (I am forced to) Dynamic EQ is the most amazing piece of software for bringing out the surrounds at low listening levels.

The only down side to owning M80’s is that when friends ask you to come over their house and watch a movie, you have a really hard time saying yes. It’s a psychological condition called Axiomitis. In extreme cases it can cause individuals to be come hermits. They love their Axiom’s so much they don’t ever leave the listening environment (except for beer and pizza or to go out and rent a new movie). The condition is far from fatal but temporarily hearing loss and marginal weigh gain from loud passages and lack of exercise are common.

There is no real cure. Some folklore tells the condition has become so bad for some individuals that wives have been know to go to electrical panels and shut off power to the whole residence just to break the spell.