Thanks yet again, Wooch. I got into a discussion about power ratings between the Yamaha RX-V1400 and RX-V2400 receivers (I'm a few paycheques away ). A friend of mine is considering purchasing the one of these two models. He doesn't really crank up the volume and I couldn't see much advantage for him to add 10 more watts per channel.
What about putting a different spin on this question then. He's driving some DIY VIFA speakers (Ed Frias, I think) so would buying a receiver with 10 more Watts per channel improve sound quality at moderate volumes, or just give him more potential to to make noise, and not really add value for him? We've already established the other features the 2400 incorporates over the 1400 probably wouldn't be of use to him. Any input? Thx.