A great receiver! I've tried Onkyo 607, Yamaha rxv 665 & 765, Hk 254 & 354, and this receiver blows them away. It has as much if not more bass as Onkyo, as clear as HK, upscales like a blue ray player. It does almost everything. I purchased on internet For $619 shipping included. I wish I would of purchased this first and there wouldn't have been any reason to spend the last 3 months going thru receivers. Oh yeah, its one of last receivers to have A+B speaker selection while still having surround back and surround L+R and multiroom capabilities.