Warm Sounding Surround Receiver

I have a Cambridge 540R that has a nice warm sound.

Neutral is not necessarily sterile. Your room's acoustics play a much larger role in this than does any difference among receivers.

Kal

You might want to listen to the midrange+ Denon receivers.

I wouldn't say warm,but I've heard some Onkyo's that are musical(for a A/V receiver)instead of sterile.

I have owned several HK receivers and love the 125,325,525,either 7000 or 7200 I forget and the 8000,these are all from the same lineup during that particular year, these all are warm sounding,in fact I use B&W cdm 1nt and find these receivers to sound better then some "higher end" components I have used at least at low/moderate level,good synergy, the 7300 and other newer receivers dont sound at all similar , at least to me,very thin sounding.The biggest problem is obviously you have to purchase used and I have had several end up on my doorstep destroyed during shipping.