Onkyo 806 is the deal.....

[PootieThang]

I own the TX-SR806 (but I've also owned the Denon AVR-2809CI and AVR2309CI at one point in time during the past 3 months) and I must say it's a great receiver as well. For under $700, I will agree with you that it's the best receiver at that price point. But for $750 (what I paid for the AVR-2809CI) I think the Denon wins hands down.

If it weren't for the Denon problem with Sony KDL TVs (audio/video dropouts), I would still have this receiver today because of the superior sound quality (not by much, maybe a .5) and the remote.