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The Sony 1080 bench test is here:
Sony STR-DN1080 A/V Receiver Review Test Bench
Test Bench Two channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads: 0.1% distortion at 98.9 watts 1% distortion at 121.4 watts Five channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads: 0.1% distortion at 66.2 watts 1% distortion at 90.7 watts Seven channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads: 0.1%...www.soundandvision.com
7 channels driven into 8 ohms at 0.1% THD is 64.4 watts. Not quite the 165 watts that the manufacturers are trying to spin you!
Something a bit hokey there, as per the first comment after that review and mine above, how can a tiny power supply like that deliver that amount of power, likewise the tiny drop from 5 to 7 channels?