Darn, I don't remember Amazon having a price like that a few weeks ago when I bought my 4700 from BB for several hundred more. Should I return mine and pick this up from Amazon? I can return my 4700 until January.
I will say, coming from my AVR-X5200W that lost its left front channel, something about this 4700 just doesn't seem to sound as good to me. I mainly notice it in movies when the musical score is playing, which is mainly in the front L/R channels. The score just doesn't sound as smooth and "musical" sounding. Yes, yes, I know! Subjective.
I have the 4700 set up just like I had the 5200 set up, including speaker distances and levels. No Audyssey.
I'm also wondering if I should bite the bullet and try to find a nice used condition AVR-X6700 or an open box one. I say that because the 6700 has closer to the amplifier design and topology of my 5200.
Sounds to me you are a good candidate for trying out a transparent power amp such as the Hypex or Purifi based ones. Go for 200 W 8 ohms minimum though, then forget about the 6700's amp topology, measurenents don't lie..
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