I know power supplies and amps in receivers have come a long way in the past 10+ years, but I'm a little confused about the receivers power specs. I've never seen the same power ratings for both 8 and 4 ohm loads. The distortion is different, but not the wattage. Reading between the lines it almost states the receiver can't handle the additional current of a 4ohm load. On good receivers with constant voltage, the power rating should almost double when the load halves. Reminds me of more recent speaker specs I've see on "white van" type speakers " 4 or 8 ohm compatible". I haven't looked at JVC in many years, so I can't really comment on quality, but given the same price range I see much better (by specs), proven choices with Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo and Marantz. I currently have a Yamaha RX-V2095, a Denon AVR-3300 and two Marantz M-700 mono amps.

BTW JVC are known for their receivers, just not as much as in the past. I tried one of their surround receivers in the mid 80s with a pair of Polk Compact CRS speakers. The receiver was supposedly high-current @ 100W/ch. Even in stereo only it wouldn't drive the Polk's 6ohm load very loud before going into protect mode. I ended up going with a Yamaha and didn't have any problems.

I'm not trying to tell you what to buy. It's like speakers, there's a lot of way to get from point 'A' to point 'B'. Some things you like, some you don't. If you like the gear, you're willing to pay the asking price and it sounds good to you, who cares what others think. But if you plan to drive difficult loads and play loud, the specs are enough to make me look a little deeper before making a choice.

Specs from JVCs site:
Stereo: 120 watts per channel, 8 ohms, 20Hz to 20kHz with no more than 0.02% THD. 120 watts per channel, 4 ohms, 20HZ to 20kHz with no more than 0.07% THD.
Surround: 2 Front - 120 watts per channel, 8 or 4 ohms, 20Hz to 20kHz, 0.02% (8 ohms) or 0.07% (4 ohms) THD; Center - 120 watts, 8 ohms, 20hz to 20 kHz, 0.02% THD; 2 Surround - 120 watts per channel, 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.02% THD; 2 Surround Back - 120 watts per channel, 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.02% THD.