 Denon's new $US8700 monster
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Re: Denon's new $US8700 monster
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jeeeeezzzuuuuusssss.....
$8700??? Hard pass. Didn't the 4500 come out at around $4500? Almost double the price for their new flagship over the last one is a bit (a lot) excessive.
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Yeah, tell us how it is, Mojo.
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I would cry if it ever croaked past the warranty period. Buying an AVR or pre-pro before 2020 was a dicey proposition with so much technological churn (HDMI, 4K HDR, DD, DTS:X, Hi-Res, Bluetooth, room correction software, etc).
Now that everything's settled, I would be upset if I couldn't squeeze at least a 20 year ROI before it becomes a kettlebell substitute. Seeing some of the issues other posters have had with their pricey Anthem pre-pro's, I'm not optimistic.
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I'm with you all on this. I'm shit-scared of spending any more money on audio electronics.
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I'm with you all on this. I'm shit-scared of spending any more money on audio electronics. Unless it’s for yet a better bigger sub 
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Buying an AVR or pre-pro before 2020 was a dicey proposition with so much technological churn (HDMI, 4K HDR, DD, DTS:X, Hi-Res, Bluetooth, room correction software, etc).
Now that everything's settled, … How about a perceived technologic pause …
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I guess there is always the urge to have the latest and greatest, however, it has probably come now finally to the audio "law of diminishing returns". I have a Yamaha CX-A5200 Pre-Pro that is actually 4 years old yet it contains both Dolby Atmos/ DTX and all the other configurations, 2.3 HDCP, still receiving firmware updates and the DAC in it is the same one used in Yamaha's latest flagship AVR so what would be the point of buying something newer, it certainly isn't going to sound any better? If one insists on wanting 2.1 40-48 ghz along with all the gaming features(VRR, ALLM, free sync, G sync, etc.) there are separate switchers now available for that so one can now run just the audio into the AVR/Pre-pro and the video direct into the monitor. You don't have to buy a whole new AVR/Pre-Pro to get them.
I have been reading in recent months with many raving about AURO 3D surround processing, yet, this past year the company that developed it filed for bankruptcy so who knows what happens with them going forward and the IMAX Enhanced(that uses DTX SS), video features only function with a television that has that feature built in which as far as I know the only brand is Sony.
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Yup. That's one of the reasons I plan on keeping my Onk. Even the 22 year old Denon continues to make great sound.
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