"If we had a bone to pick with Denon's hugely popular A/V receiver lineup, it would be the lack of upper-midrange models. So the $1,999 Denon AVR-4306's mission was clear: fill the price and performance gap that existed between the highly acclaimed AVR-3806 ($1,299) and the decidedly high-end AVR-4806 ($3,500) receivers. Visually, the 4306 is a near clone of the 3806, but the connectivity quotient bumps the number of HDMI inputs from two to three, adds upscaling to 480p/720p/1080i, supports connectivity to USB MP3 players and iPods, and tosses in an Ethernet port for streaming digital audio from your PC or from the Internet. Simply put, the Denon AVR-4306 packs in just about every audio and video feature you could possibly want--we actually awarded it a 10 in Features--and it sounds even better than the 3806."Wow, very cool. When buying my TV, I had actually considered the 3806, but given the amount of money I dropped on my TVs, I figured I would have to wait for some time. Anyways, I know that a friend of mine has the high end 4806 and is extremely happy with it. Just wondering if any of you have played with any Denon equipment?