My old Sony avr died on me recently so I have somewhat narrowed my replacement choices down to 2 similarly priced (on amazon) receivers, Yamaha 1900 and Marantz 7002. But is a little overwhelmed with the current features available. I currently do not need 3D and only need one HDMI for my oppo...

I have been reading a lot to increase my knowledge of this hobby which has become an obsession. As I read there is one thing I have noticed that Denon receivers have been losing weight over the years which has me wondering how are they doing this and still maintain a decent WPC for all of these...