My Pioneer Elite's were older -- 94TXH and 47TXH were the models, if I recall correctly. My Denon X3300W runs noticeably cooler than both. Putting the Denon in Eco mode helps with this, and I cannot notice any difference sound wise. My receiver is in an open equipment rack, and I have never...
I don't know about the bigger models, but my Denon X3300W runs very cool. It's not nearly as warm as the Pioneer Elite it replaced.
This is my first Denon after having owned two Pioneer Elites and a Sony ES before that. I have been happy with the receiver. I found it easy to setup, and it...