To say that this integrated amplifier is of high quality is a gross understatement - it is built like a tank - it has power to spare ( I never turn the volume knob more than a quarter of the way up ) - Just the feel of every knob and the quality of the finish reek of attention to detail on the part of Denon!!!!!!! This is a FANTASTIC piece of machinery!!!!!!! My only "caution" is that if you order one on E-Bay that is coming directly from Japan, the instruction manual will be all in Japanese ( good luck with that! ) AND ( more importantly ) you WILL need to purchase a step down transformer ( good ones cost about $100 but are WELL worth it! ) because the imported ones will NOT run on standard US current - in fact you could damage the amp if you plug it into incorrect current - so be careful..............but I have NO REGRETS.................I paired this with the Denon DCD-2500 NE CD player and the pair is a match made in heaven.............seriously!!!!!!