As I read Amir's review the Amplifier is actually the bright spot here. The problems is F$%^#ing HDMI is a terrible digital signal transport mechanism for music and the digital pre-amp side of this unit had no testing targets. This is the result of "you get what you measure." or as Amir said "if you don't have any goals, chances are you won't hit them."
I am planning to update my home theater setup for 4K Dolbyvision so am in the market, but am now at a loss for why I would even by an AVR as a pre-amp. And how do I avoid HDMI completely in the audio signal chain.
My Gen1 FireTV with optical out is going up on ebay for $1000 next week.