Should I buy a Denon 2802 or Harmon Kardon 225?

I would actually respond the opposite of Elevick's answer. I replaced a Denon 2801 (5.1 receiver; 5X100 wpc) with a Harman Kardon 3370 (2 channel receiver; 2X70 wpc). The Denon had better build quality. The HK was more musical and sounded cleaner and more powerful. The weak point of the HK's build is the protection circuitry ... very unforgiving of 2 stripped speaker leads touching each other. I would search out Onkyo or SONY ES as well.
Regards, Rich

Abex. Just curious ... what speakers were you using with the HK, that produced such a dark sound? I was using the Denon with both EPOS 11 and later with Acoustic Research 302 Classic series and the sound (for music) was annoyingly lightweight and distant/not clear sounding. The HK, with the same speakers, was really clear, clean, and alive sounding with music. The HK though literally went up in smoke when 2 speaker leads touched each other (my fault, but I would not have expected the unit to fry). Thanks, Rich