Costco Wholesale has for their
Members: Denon AVR-S760H 7.2-Channel 8K Ultra HD AV Receiver for
$399.99.
Shipping is free.
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SD2143 for finding this deal.
Note: Member's only item. You need to be an active Costco Member and signed in to your account to purchase at sale price.
Features:- 7.2-channel amplifier delivering 75W per channel
- Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and 8K Pass-Through
- 6 HDMI Inputs & 1 HDMI Output with HDCP 2.3 Support
- Stream Spotify, Pandora, Tidal and more with HEOS
- Works with AirPlay 2, Google Assistant, and Alexa
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Of the Costco trinity, consensus was that the Denon worked the best, but sounded the worst. The Yamaha sounded the best, but people still could never get it to work with HDMI for 4k/120hz or VRR. The Onkyo has the prettiest menus, was the easiest to setup, and has the nicest features(2x hdmi out). The Onkyo sounded slightly better than the Denon, but still noticeably worse than the Yamaha, and was the least reliable. I like products that work and are reliable, so I landed on Denon.
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edit: I would only be connecting a 5.1 system to it at this point in time since my living space is pretty small. I assume I should save that extra $200 and go with the Yamaha?
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Sold the Denon and tried out Yamaha (Both separates and previous generation Aventege level models). Overall I liked them better than Denon in terms of sound quality and construction. For those that like to tinker with settings Yamaha is the most flexible. However the newer ones have not won me over and they have a lot more built-in protection nannies.
I have also tried a number of Onkyo / Integra units and those have been a surprise hit. The newer units with Dirac are hard to beat at their price point. They were hard to find last year and were selling at a premium over MSRP, but are now readily available.
For the most part, it's been fine. The only disappointment that I have with it so far is that I can't seem to dial in the front L/R speakers to match the center. I've already tweaked the levels and tone, as well as the crossover manually. Also when I initially completed the Audyssey (sp?) Calibration, the dialogue was too low to my liking without having to adjust it manually. Overall, I probably would have returned it and tried the Onkyo, but for $250, I can't imagine getting anything better for that price. So, at this $400 price, it'd be hard for me to recommend it.
For the most part, it's been fine. The only disappointment that I have with it so far is that I can't seem to dial in the front L/R speakers to match the center. I've already tweaked the levels and tone, as well as the crossover manually. Also when I initially completed the Audyssey (sp?) Calibration, the dialogue was too low to my liking without having to adjust it manually. Overall, I probably would have returned it and tried the Onkyo, but for $250, I can't imagine getting anything better for that price. So, at this $400 price, it'd be hard for me to recommend it.
EDIT - if you havent already, might try the folks at avsforum. for additional help.
Sold the Denon and tried out Yamaha (Both separates and previous generation Aventege level models). Overall I liked them better than Denon in terms of sound quality and construction. For those that like to tinker with settings Yamaha is the most flexible. However the newer ones have not won me over and they have a lot more built-in protection nannies.
I have also tried a number of Onkyo / Integra units and those have been a surprise hit. The newer units with Dirac are hard to beat at their price point. They were hard to find last year and were selling at a premium over MSRP, but are now readily available.
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The only complaint I have with the Onkyo is the occasional random click when not changing inputs.. that and its really quite deep and sticks out of my TV stand.
It almost seems like these two are pretty close to a wash and it boils down to brand preference and reputation, thread comments are close to split. Mulling if it is worth the hassle to do a side by side comparison.
A guy just listed his RXV685 for $150 and I'm wondering if I should jump on it. Has eARC and more bandwidth. I dont need the Atmos. And there's nothing wrong with my two other than age. Some say the firmware update hurts the sound quality. Opinions?
Of the Costco trinity, consensus was that the Denon worked the best, but sounded the worst. The Yamaha sounded the best, but people still could never get it to work with HDMI for 4k/120hz or VRR. The Onkyo has the prettiest menus, was the easiest to setup, and has the nicest features(2x hdmi out). The Onkyo sounded slightly better than the Denon, but still noticeably worse than the Yamaha, and was the least reliable. I like products that work and are reliable, so I landed on Denon.
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