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Just recieved the Denon 3805 as a gift and all I can say is WOW!! My ears hurt, but I cannot get enough. It is certainly better than the Onkyo it replaces. Although the Onkyo was $400.

Nice choice on the F-3's, they are the best sounding tower I have ever had. All of my friends are now buying them after hearing mine. Denons are very good, but expensive. I currently have an Onkyo 602, which sounds excellent, but would now recommend the 703 (More power and a really cool i-pod connectivity feature. It also scales). I have always had good luck with Onkyo, Yamaha, Denon, & Marantz. For the money I would find it hard to beat my $400 Onkyo hooked up to Klipsch F-3's - AWESOME! Have fun, you will be glued to your couch, I sure am.

Maybe I am being paranoid, but last night a guest sat on my remote and the volume shot all the way to the max. I am using an Onkyo 602 on F-3's and was able to quickly get the volume down, but it sounded very distorted. I am thankful I was listening to Coldplay and not Metallica. My question is, what makes a speaker blow? I searched and searched, but could not find a good answer. After listening for several hours I think they are fine, but I am curious if anyone thinks I may have permanently damaged them. I read on a post I found that the reason most speakers are damaged is that they are overdriven for a period and the voice coil overheats. How long is this period? Do short bursts of overdriving cause the voice coil to overheat or does it take a sustained period of stupidity? Are there other causes of speaker failure? Any true experts out there please respond.