Gonna see what happens to the 4500, pricewise. Still 1599 on Amazon, etc... A4L Refurb for 999.
I was really hoping to see this last long enough to upgrade my Marantz and just move that back in the other room.
Ultimately, still considering that, but... Time will tell. I'm still strongly favoring the HTP-1 for my main rig, unless they get the Denon family updated with customizable pre-amp mode per channel like the 8500. (The 6700 would do everything else I want!) But now with Denon dropping all the new Video tech upgrades, Monolith/ATI needs to catch up.
If they drop an HTP1.1 with the same basic video upgrades the Denons are offering, plus the Dirac Live with BM... that would be a dream machine. I haven't followed the AVS HTP1 Owners thread over the last month, but in general, they seem to have got that thing to about 90%, all during Corona Shutdown. None of the other Processors in that category were working right.
Regardless, the Lady doesn't like the Marantz for some reason... She doesn't like the dials. And she's murder on remote controls.
(FML)