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expiredsupermanrob posted Aug 07, 2025 12:54 PM
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Denon AVR-X4700H 9.2-Ch. Home Theater Receiver (Certified Refurbished) - $999

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If you don't need the extra features from the newer 4800, this can be a pretty good option imo.

The big one people will point out is Dirac access.
With the advent of A1EVO, that advantage has pretty much been negated.
Especially when you consider the cost.

Here is a comparison of the two.

https://www.zkelectronics.com/com...-x4700h/uk

https://www.electronicsexpo.com/p...385d&_ss=r
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If you don't need the extra features from the newer 4800, this can be a pretty good option imo.

The big one people will point out is Dirac access.
With the advent of A1EVO, that advantage has pretty much been negated.
Especially when you consider the cost.

Here is a comparison of the two.

https://www.zkelectronics.com/com...-x4700h/uk

https://www.electronicsexpo.com/p...385d&_ss=r

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hell of a deal. I got one of these refurbishe/open box last year for around this price and it has been solid. Near flagship level Denon. It weighs 30 pounds w heavy duty transformers & heat sinks, built to last. Designed before the massive inflation of recent years, so comparable materials & build quality today would cost quite a lot more.
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$1700-ish at intro, so figure $1400 was the going price after the initial release timeframe, give or take a bit.
Mid 2020 release, so it's about 5 years old at this point
Only 1 HDMI can do 4k/120 or 8k/60. Not impressive in 2025.
Good for 9.2 peeps who don't care about anything other than 4k/60 "normal" video watching, which, TBH, is the vast majority of the non-gamer audience.
Review:https://www.audiosciencereview.co...ted.14493/.
Conclusion: It goes without saying that new measurements completely changes my outlook on AVR-X4700H. It now ranks in the upper tier of home theater AVRs. Not only that, the company behind it is excellent to work with. Despite my harsh original review, they came to the table ready to work through this with no ill will. I am especially appreciative of Rainer Finck of Denon/Marantz Europe who spent many hours with me on the phone and in email to brainstorm. He was also the conduit to Denon Engineering in Japan which worked hard to chase any theory we came up with. It was also a pleasure to work with Sound United personnel in US in final resolution and planning of this update. This was one of the best experiences I have had working with a company on a review!
<< Bear in mind this is from 2020; in 5 years a lot changes, but this is still a 9.2 higher-power AVR.
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This has independent SUBs right?
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Quote from BondT :
This has independent SUBs right?

Yes it has two
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ItsJustMe1008Aug 08, 2025 02:43 AM
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This or brand. new X3800H at $$1,268.09 ( including taxes)?
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Quote from ItsJustMe1008 :
This or brand. new X3800H at $$1,268.09 ( including taxes)?

It depends on the features you need or want.
Here a comparison that should help.

https://www.zkelectronics.com/com...x4700h/usa
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Quote from BondT :
This has independent SUBs right?
Yes, but only 2.

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Quote from DonaldTrump4You :
This or brand. new X3800H at $$1,268.09 ( including taxes)?
My money is still on the newer 3800 for the 4 discrete sub-outs and Dirac capability.

Additionally, as this 4700 is refurbished you have to pay attention to the serial number. Earlier runs of the 4700 required an HDMI dongle for full HDMI 2.1 compliance and had the audiophile grade AKM DACs. After the AKM factory fire, Denon migrated to the less-spec'd but no less capable TI PCM5102 DACs in later runs of the 4700 and that are currently in the 3800 and 4800.

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