Buckeyefan1, sorry I didn't express myself correctly in my previous post. I agree with you that high current does mean a lot. I was trying to point out the fact the HK's claim of high current, i.e., 35, 50, 70A, are all instantaneous values. Most receivers cannot handle that kind of current on continuous basis. Also, Denon, NAD, Yamaha, and others, do claim high current capability as well, but they don't seem to emphasize it as much as HK does.
Regarding Audioholics estimation of the 3805's 7 channel output, I thought they made the assumption that the specified 7.1A is maximum consumption. I am not sure if this is necessarily the case. If you visit S&V magazine's site,
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/assets/download/DenonAVR-3805lab.pdf, you will see that the 3805 did 7X93W. True, it is not even closed to 7X120W but it is still higher than many receivers at its price point, including HK's AVR630/635. Also, H.T. magazine tested both the AVR630 and the AVR3805 in the same issue by the same reviewer/tester. The 3805 measured significantly higher outputs than the HKAVR630 in 1,2,&5 channel, especially into a 4 ohms load.
I would also like to make the point one more time, that there is a definite relationshp between power, voltage, and current. If you hold voltage constant, higher current will get you higher watt, and higher watt (yes I mean those "honest" watts) will get you higher currents, as long as the amplifier can handle the impedance (e.g. 4 ohms).
If you claim that Sony DE receivers don't put out their advertised watts, that may be fair. To say "wattage means nothing", and imply that only current matter (which it does), is misleading. The fact is, at a given voltage and power factor, higher currents will always mean higher watts, conversely, higher watts into a load of say 8 ohms or 4 ohms will mean delivering higher currents into that load. I am not trying to be argumentative, just want to highlight some basic engineering principles that I feel are relevant.