Well, since you've read my other post, my dad was with me during my little "Yammie receiver vs. Rotel experiment". He'd like something better than his Yamaha receiver. I offered him my RX-V795a, the predecessor to his 800 but he insists on a power amp. Rotels don't stay available for sale very long so he's looking at other options, new or used. I think they'd be happy with 80 watts per channel or more. Since he's retired from the army he's really taking up the computers/electronics stuff, gets right into it. It's kind of funny, but I'll encourage it, we have fun shopping. Thanks for the recommendation.