anyone out there tested the auto eq's on these receivers? i have these 2 units about even all around, so ill probably give the nod to the one that has a better auto eq system. so far, heres my rating- display- denon. sound- no decision. specs- denon. looks- even. reliability- yamaha. cost- yamaha. auto eq- no decsion. ease of use- yamaha. remote- yamaha. in my estimation, the denon needs to win both sound and auto eq category to win. i want to give denon the edge in sound, but the yamaha is doing well here. denon is more powerful and has a little more bass, but yamaha seems to do a better job in the mids. sumtimes the denons bass is too heavy and has a small drowning effect. yamaha mite be more exciting sounding. denon is a littler quieter and cleaner. im using paradigm monitor 7 v 3. use is 70/30 in favor of home theater. dsp's are worthless on both models.
