Any help. I almost ordered the Sony DE885 until i read your reviews. I will be ordering tomorrow. I kind of wanted a 6.1 so i can expand my system later on.
I still like my Panasonic SAHE100; the more powerful and feature-rich SAHE200 can be found at jandr.com for the remarkable (not to sound like an ad, but it's a very good price) price of $319. The SAHE100 can be found for around $250.
no, 8ohm speakers will be easier for the amp to drive, but won't draw as much power, probably about 80% of what 6ohm speaker would draw. 8ohm speakers will also cause less distortion (THD) from the amp.
Check out the thread in this forum where you can get the kenwood 6070 for $269 shipped from ecost. I don't see how you could even come close to that for $300.
Edit> Looks like they add some handling charges after further review. Some good deals though.