At the dawn of the HDMI era, the Onkyo SR705 was the first AVR with everything: HDMI 1.3, full decoding, Audyssey MultEQ XT (in the first year Audyssey was available in AVRs), and full pre-outs, all at the mid-range price point. It also had really impressive amps for an AVR, only overshadowed by the truly beastly multichannel output of the SR805.
Now at the dawn of the 4K era we finally have the first mid-range AVR with everything: the Marantz SR5010. HDMI 2.0a (full 18gbps, i.e. 4k 4:4:4 at 60hz, in the first year this has been available in AVRs), HDCP 2.2, Audyssey MultEQ XT, and full pre-outs. It's basically the Denon X2200 with pre-outs for $50 more (list). Given that the power output of both is decidedly mediocre, this becomes a more significant consideration than it may have been in the old days.
The SR6010, only announced in Europe so far, is also a nice step up, with MultEQ XT32 and SubEQ HT built in on top of everything else.
Now at the dawn of the 4K era we finally have the first mid-range AVR with everything: the Marantz SR5010. HDMI 2.0a (full 18gbps, i.e. 4k 4:4:4 at 60hz, in the first year this has been available in AVRs), HDCP 2.2, Audyssey MultEQ XT, and full pre-outs. It's basically the Denon X2200 with pre-outs for $50 more (list). Given that the power output of both is decidedly mediocre, this becomes a more significant consideration than it may have been in the old days.
The SR6010, only announced in Europe so far, is also a nice step up, with MultEQ XT32 and SubEQ HT built in on top of everything else.
I got a Denon, which definitely had lower fidelity amps but at least it was bulletproof.
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