Well, my experience with the X4700H didn't last long
. It was an upgrade to my old X4100W (which fortunately I still have).
I got by X4700H B-Stock refurb for a good price (£799). Maybe a little too good.. First problem is the remote seemed to be a little generic (far less buttons than my X4100W remote, very light, and no zone buttons, though still Denon). Second problem was the AVR intermittently turning itself off (not protection mode.. no flashing lights). I did a factory reset which seemed to sort that out and removed the off timer just in case, though I've had one unexplained turn off since then.
Now the Surround Left amp seems to be screwed. It is much much quieter than the other amps. I thought it had cured itself today as the test tones sounded fine. Watched TV for a bit, tried it again and the fault had returned.
I'm sure I've noticed some strange crosstalk too.. and some distorition when using virtual speaker mode while streaming normal TV (like Masterchef on BBC IPlayer).. though that could be just be DSP trying to make sense of the source I guess.
Sooo I'm sending it back. And then need to decide whether to just step up and shell out for the newer X4800H (or perhaps X3800H), or see if I can get another X4700H at clearance. Or could be time to give Marantz a try. I am a bit dissapointed to hear about the DACs being changed, I'm almost tempted to try another brand (even though I realize I'd not hear a difference between the old and new DAC... there's something about just knowing its using something a cut above). Dirac might be something I eventually try, I find Audyssey a bit hit and miss, though that's probably due to small variations in mic placement. Audyssey is also very cumbersome - even with the app, and I find having to spend a lot for MultiEQ-X only for the license to be valid for ONE receiver abhorent. No idea re Dirac's licensing so that could be just as crappy.