I was looking to make the switch from 2 channel to surround sound. I had my old Pioneer running 4 speakers around my pool table. It was so much easier to hear the TV this way. Often, people figgin' talk while playing pool. How dare they speak over B-5!
Oh well, so I was checking Google for reviews on receivers. After a few hits I stumbled onto this site as well as others. I found a thread from a few years back. Some regulars were bashing it out over what receiver was the best at the time. A knowledgeable man named Woodman made a great case for Yamaha. So picked one up and kept lurking. Then one day, there was a thread about someone having trouble with their Yamaha driving his ML's. (duh) Someone popped in about how all Yamaha's were crap. So I had to start writing. Ended up in a big fight with Flo, although I doubt he remembers. I was a newbie then. A few months later I heard a pair of Maggy's and the next thing you knew, I was asking Flo for advice on them. Been here ever sense.