Quote Originally Posted by cam
It sounds like you bought yourself a new toy. The yammy is one hell of a receiver but I would bet you the denon 3805 would outperform the yammy 2500 in everything except for dsp's. In the 5 channel driven test I do believe I read somewhere (I can't remember where) that the 2500 measured somewhere around 40-45 watts a channel max. The denon 2805 does 85 watts x 5 all channels driven for the same price, atleast in my area as the yammy 2500. So also the lesser denon model, the 2805 beats the yammy 2500 also. But for dsp's the yammy is the best receiver period.
Why would you cut down the man's receiver. Chances are, the Yamaha is more than powerful enough to meet his every need, especially if he is using it with a powered subwoofer. I seem to remember reading in more than a few places that Denon has had a few quality/longevity issues.