I enjoyed reading that guy's articles, but mostly for fun. It seems to me he is one reviewer that do not have much technical knowledge on the electrical stuff, not even the basics. I have no trouble believing the Emo pair beats the 20 lbs Denon 1912 though, but some of the other things he said, were almost hilarious. I also just happened to agree the 1912 is excellent, the way he described it, that's amazing.. On the other hand, I wouldn't use it (the 1912) as my reference AVR. He said he used it as one of his reference receivers and that surprised me. To avoid taking things out of context, here's the full sentence:
"The Denon sounded excellent, that's why I've used it as one of my reference receivers for the last two years, but the UMC-200 and UPA-500 took the sound to another level."
Just want to make one more point, Denon AVRs typically have UL approval, not sure about the EMO, and Denon's mid range AVRs, even those below the 4520 (he said no 4ohm rating, but it is rated 4 ohms) had been bench tested for 4 ohm loads. You can read up on some of the results right here at AH.
Sorry, can't resist.