garrynic:Thanks for the advice Rick i am considering the yamaha above anything else because of the price it is selling for and have heared quite a lot of people are having some problems with the onkyos overheating etc the other components are in my signature thanks again Garry
Hi Garry
Your welcome.
Leaving reliability issues aside of the Onkyo's i genuinely believe the DSP-Z7 to be superior and if you do go for the DSP-Z7 i think you'll enjoy its performance for many years to come.
I touched upon this in my previous post in that the one thing which i have learnt over the years is when it comes to AV amps in particular (i don't say this likely) Yamaha inspires confidence.
Btw, i have a number clients in your part of the country who are happy with their DSP-Z7's.
All the best
Rick @ Musicraft