On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:04:07 -0400, "Robert Morein"
wrote:

Extremely important. More so than the brand of receiver.
Any receiver that uses spring connectors for main amplifier channels should
be avoided.
These connectors provide very small surface area, and consequently, high
resistance, with a high probability of deterioration of the connection by
formation of a semiconductor layer.

Thanks for the comments. The Yamaha is a thing of beauty, but I'm more
interested in sound quality, so I will try for the Denon.

Question, is there any way to improve the surface area connection of
spring connectors (I have an Onkyo receiver and some anonymous Jensen
speakers that I like a lot, but which have spring connectors)?

Andy Katz