Help Select New Slim Reciever

[ouc]

Hello, - It's been about 3 years since my last post it seems. I need to replace my Onkyo TX-SR507 as it seems that the issue that I started battling years ago is related to heat. HDMI dropping out now switching back and forth issues etc. Seems Onkyo was the issue all these years. I did read about some Onkyo warranty fix but honestly I don't have time for all that and besides that, with the years of struggle and time wasted on trouble shooting, I will never buy another Onkyo again. I only need 5.1. I need to buy something reliable that sounds good and I can enjoy years of trouble free listening. The height of the Onkyo is 6 inches tall and that is all the space I have. So i think I'm looking for a slim receiver but the watts on these seem to be much lower than standard. The highest watts on a slim receiver I found is 60w per channel on a Marantz. Can anyone suggest something for me? If the answer is that I need to find more space to buy a standard size receiver, then I'd like to hear that.
Thanks.

[Scarriere]

These two look pretty good!


http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio...product_lineup

[ouc]

Originally Posted by Scarriere

These two look pretty good!


http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio...product_lineup

Thank you. Because I'm not well versed in ohms and watts, how do the specs compare to my current Onkyo. The Yamaha has more power based on the below specs? Am I comparing apples to apples?


Onkyo 80 watts x 5 into 8 ohms vs. Yamaha - Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms) 90 / 110 / 140 / 160 W - Am I comparing apples to apples?

thanks.