I have Listened to Yamaha, Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, and Integra none of these come close to the music quality of Rotel products. I have the RSP-1069 processor hooked up to an rb 1070, paradigm studio 20 v4,arcam cd 73, and kimber inter-connects. The sound is outstanding, almost every cd sounds like a live concert. I am still thanking the salesman that told me about Rotel products.