Completely agree, disappointed to see that dropped for all but main L&R channels, kind of a step backwards from the 3806 in that regard. Jury still out on how it will sound of course. No way to know who's receiver (onkyo, denon...) will perform & sound best just by the features page of manufactures websites, too many factors. Looking forward to hearing it though, I've loved my 3806 for the last 1.5 years and see no reason to be replacing it anytime soon.