B&K AVR307 used or other new AVR?


Interested in opinions about the B&K 307 vs. new, other brand HT receivers in the $800 price range. Lots of power and all the features that I can imagine wanting. But I realize that this being my first HT, I may one day miss some of the new bells and whistles on today's current crop. Sound in two channels is a strong consideration. The used price of the B&K seems like extraordinary value. Will power Totem Dreamcatcher 5.1 system. Thanks to all.
frogman
I had the AVR 307 since 2003. I had to have it repaired last year. Issue was a bad power supply capacitor.
Since day one I have had a minimal buzz coming through all speakers but I just ignored it (you only hear it when you an inch from speaker). Out of curiosity I purchased a Onkyo NR 809 mainly for the new technologies. I'm impressed, Video processing does improve picture and audio on two channel sound pretty good. More bass and sharper highs than B&K. I do have a Vincent two channel amp powering the fronts as I did with the B&K. So maybe this processer is better suited for the Vincent amp than the B&K. Can't comment on the Onyko's front amps because I have not used them. But the can be Bi-amp as the the receiver has 7 channels.
I'm on the fence if I'm going to keep this unit. Maybe It will grow on me within my 30 return period. Also Only is releasing 2012 models next month with some new features.
Well, I just received an AVR307 in the mail; an impressive looking thing. I won't get a chance to test all it's functions and features for quite some time since my HT won't go up until the room is finished. So I welcome any suggestions as to what to look out for in the context of my main 2 channel system. I don't want to wait too long to at least partially test it since I obviously bought used and need to identify possible malfunction due to shipping or other. I do have a specific question about the unit at this time:

I read a reference in one of the forums about the ability to use the two unused speaker terminals (when doing 5.1) for Zone 2. Can't find any mention of this in the manual; only a Zone 2 preamp output for use with
an external amplifier. IOW, can the two unused amp channels in a 5.1 setup be used to power a Zone 2 source component?

Thank you all for your responses.

appropos of nothing much, i just got a barely used avr 307 for a hundred bucks and was struck by how much better built and better-sounding it is than the modern japanese-branded stuff i've been cycling through (denon/yamaha/marantz)--it actually does rival quality separates. massive headroom; legit 4ohm rating; doesn't have the latest dsp, but you won't miss it.