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I looked at both of these over at Crutchfield and they have them listed at the same price, $799.99. I know that you can find them cheaper then that but I am not sure where you going to buy them from. However, if the price is the same where you are shopping I would have to give the nod to the Denon over the H/K even though I own a H/K (AVR-525). It has more power and more features then the H/K. I will also add that if I didn't get a H/K I would have bought a Denon.
As far as reliabilty problems H/K's do run hot, no matter which one you get I suggest you buy from an authorized dealer so H/K or Denon will honor the warranty. I sent my AVR-525 back to Jandr.com for a replacement as I did have a problem with it. I was listening to music at a very high level (-5 on the volume) when the receiver shut itself off. No big deal I figured, because most high power receivers have an auto off feature when they get hot or their is a short. I was able to turn it right back on, then I turned it back off to cool down as it felt hot. Ever since that day I could not take the volume above -20 or so without it shutting down again. I used to always watch movies at -15 or -10 but couldn't anymore. Since I had it less then 30 days I was able to send it back for a replacement instead of having to get it fixed. The replacement will arrive tomorrow so I don't know if that one will have a problem as well. Maybe I'm crazy for getting another H/K AVR-525 but I love that receiver, it sounds phenominal to me.
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