Yeah, $8K is pricy for an AVP.
Less expensive options would be a Marantz AV7706, Marantz AV8805A, and others from Anthem, NAD, Monoprice. Yamaha currently doesn’t have an AVP.
A client of mine also owns all Sunfire AVP + Amps, and he replaced his Sunfire with the Marantz AV8805A.