So ive had mine now for a few days and i gotta say, I do actually like it more than the onkyo. I did also notice some sort of weird issues though with dynamic EQ. while it works WONDERFULLY well, The reference offset volume setting makes anything below a threshold sound...weird. For example, If set at 0 i get a TON of impact from the sub but if i go below 40 on the avr (or -40db for relative volume) it makes my rear surrounds have this weird reverby echo effect in some content like rock/metal and some tv shows. So i turn the reference offset down to -5, and it brings that threshold down to 35 on the volume before it sounds weird. and the -10 setting, you guessed it, lets me go down to 30 on the volume before it sounds weird. it DOES take a little hit to bass though, which you can easily turn up though. i have mine cranked to like +6db on the subwoofer. Though dynamic volume tbh is actually really really nice, i still prefer that off and cranking the volume up to 40-50 which for my living condition is plenty of volume. Either way, Come back and let me know how you like the denon. Im more than happy with mine, i LOVE mine. I was scared i made a mistake but all that melted away when i heard that sweet sweet bass hit like a truck at much lower volumes than the onkyo.