Thanks Dan. I've have a Fluke DMM at work that does pretty accurate temp readings as well. That said I can not keep my hand on the top right corner because it's just too hot. Which we know is great for a quicker death of electronic parts. Some people have stated that a 120mm fan (on top R/H corner blowing out) drops the temp 20-25 deg c. I just read a review of this beast and it has a huge power supply, Specs say minimum 130 watts per channel with two channels driven. During a cook test (part 5 of the review under bench test)2 channels driven with 8 ohm the 805 was putting out 173 watts at the point of clipping so I guess that's why it's hot. yada yada. As long as I can find a nice quiet fan that I can plug into the back of the AVR that turns off and on with the AVR I will be happy.

@Mike I am not an audiophile by any means of the word but whether it's the Burr-Brown chip or just more power the 805 sounds awesome, cleaner and clearer when compared to the 705. My 705 sounded a little stressed around 60-70 on the absolute volume scale which is pretty loud but the 805 doesn't even bat an eye at those settings. I am sure my nieghbors hate me by now but now I can pay him back for starting that fr*ken noisey diesel truck every morning at 5:30 am.