Denon 790 vs Onkyo709 Specs HUH??

Hi ALL,

I am looking at two AVRs. I currently have a Denon 790 and it sates the power is 90W per channel for each channel seperately.

I was looking to upgrade to an Onkyo tx-nr709 and it says the power is 110w per channel 2 channlers driven?

Can that be right? Can the Denon 790 really drive each channel at 90 with the same distortion level the Onkyo 709 can only drive 2 channels at 110? Here are the specs..

ONKYO


Power Output
Front L/R

110 W + 110 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz,
0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
130 W + 130 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%,
2 channels driven, FTC)

Center

110 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz,
0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
130 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%,
2 channels driven, FTC)

Surround L/R

110 W + 110 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz,
0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
130 W + 130 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%,
2 channels driven, FTC)

Surround Back L/R

110 W + 110 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz,
0.08%, 2 channels driven, FTC)
130 W + 130 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.1%,
2 channels driven, FTC)


Or is the Denon really also 2 channels driven like the Onkyo?
Edited by RyanJE - 8/6/12 at 9:44am

Jd, thanks for the input.

How come the website and manual for Denon says that all channels are rated then? I am confused.

Surely I would rather keep my Denon if its 90w x all channels vs 110 x 2 on the Onkyo.