Denon AVR-X4800H 125W 9.4-Channel 8K Network AV Receiver Expired

Damn. I bought it at $1700 a month or two back. Granted that's still a good price, but not as slick as this.

I have to say though, this is a solid unit. Supports all the good stuff like 4K@120Hz, all of the inputs are 8K@60Hz, supports up to four subs in case you want to knock your house off its foundations, ALLM, QMS are supported on all inputs... and I have to say, I have been very impressed with the Auro-3D upmixer. Literally for the first time, I can actually tell my upfiring Atmos speakers are doing something, and you definitely notice the difference between Auro-3D and the Dolby and DTS upmix modes. I have a pretty crap room layout and the Audyssey room correction did an impressive job. Not sure if it's the 4800 or the new sub I got at the same time, or maybe a little of both, but the vocal track on everything is so much easier to hear now. I don't have to set the center channel reference volume to 4-5dB higher than everything else just to be able to make out what people are saying and I can hear little nuances in videos that I was missing before.

Only real downsides I can think of have nothing to do with the audio quality. The remote still sucks just as hard as any other remote from Denon over the past several years. If anyone has figured out how to use Alexa or Google Home to change to Game 1 or Game 2 inputs, please tell me because I cannot figure it out for the life of me--other inputs work just fine, only those two don't work. The setup UI is only a mild refinement from my old 2200W and is still pretty clunky.

Great price, I bet most people picked up the X3800H for $1,000.

Receivers literally go on sale every fall (with the exception of COVID/supply chain years).

For about 15 years straight, Denon receivers would go at least 50% off at Fry's (RIP).