This is a transcript between myself and a yamaha tech: Keith 09:05:47 Thank you for contacting Yamaha AV Support Keith 09:05:53 How can I assist you? rudy 09:07:02 yes my rxa1040 was bought less than a year ago new. it is going crazy rudy 09:07:35 first of all it takes approx 6-8 seconds for...

Hi I am considering the purchase of a new receiver. I have it narrowed down to the Denon AVR X4000 which I have seen for $799.99 or the Yamaha RX-A1040 which is around $1199.99 I know the x4000 is last years model and the Yamaha 1040 is the current model. Is the Yamaha worth the price...