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Steve;
Unlike 1915, in the year 2003 we are burdened with countless options (decisions, decisions...) on EVERYTHING created by Humans. (Ok, except for Microsoft, who are home free with almost NO competition.)
On that note, go listen to as many receivers as you can before buying, if you can. Onkyos used to be very good electronics with smooth, but powerful sound. Lately, they have been less good sounding and some people have had problems with unreliable units. It is as if management decided on serious cost cutting on their line, I may be wrong on this, but that's what it looks like.
For sure, the TX-NR900 flunked the advertised output rating. Amperes is part of wattage (W= VxA), so given the same set of speakers, more watts will sound louder and clip (distort) at a higher output volume. For HOME THEATER, a robust power supply with lots of watts rules, (given that the tonal character meets your auditory taste.)
If the retailer has an exchange policy, I don't see where you can go wrong if you choose the Onkyo, and then it doesn't perform to your liking.
Haven't been to Dallas in over 10 years...
JaimeB
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