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This is because speaker impedance is rarely cut-and-dry and that power/db breakdown never tells the whole story. People that tell you that AVR power is ear bleeding, based solely on the power/db breakdown, likely have little knowledge of lower output impedance or higher current reserves...

In your opinion. As long as we keep your tales of Onkyos flying off shelves in perspective those "naysayers" will be right there beside you sir ;)

This is the same general public that has made Bose such a huge success. Onkyo is about lots of features at rock bottom prices and lots of features at rock bottom prices sells AVRs. However when you take the time to ask who does it best the answer probably wont be Onkyo.

I found the Onkyo networking to be a royal PITA to use, maybe newer versions are more user friendly than the 3007 I experienced. My Yamaha networking, on the other hand, begs to be set up and used on a regular basis. Very simple and user friendly.

The Sherwood R-972 is an extremely well-built AVR, unbelievable for the money, but its video is terrible even just as a switcher. Excellent room correction and great sound, it might work well for your gear but I had video handshake issues constantly with my displays. It also lacked features...

Quite true, we do differ. Personally I dont consider the fact that they "still work" as a huge accolade. Theres much more to a good AVR than longevity.

Based on personal experience I would avoid Onkyo, HK and Sony. I would highly recommend Yamaha or Marantz. No personal experience with Denon or Pioneer however Gene's advice in post 5 seems very accurate with the manufactures I am familiar with.