$3,999Last 12 months Denon and Marantz added HDMI 2.1 to their receivers for the primary time, and whereas it added many new options, there is a glitch with 120Hz/4K gameplay on Xbox Sequence X that requires some further {hardware} to make every part work. 

However what about folks with receivers older than that? As Forbes and HD Guru level out, when you already personal 2018 flagship fashions from the Sound United manufacturers, then they’re providing a manufacturing facility put in improve so as to add HDMI 2.1 (with out the Xbox glitch) for $600.

This provide applies to the $4,000 Denon AVR-X8500H and $4,499 Marantz AV8805, in order that house owners can use “8K/60Hz upscaling and passthrough, 4K/120Hz pass-through , HDR10+, Dynamic HDR, HDCP 2.3” in addition to different HDMI 2.1 options like VRR, QFT, ALLM and .

In the event you’re on the lookout for a brand new high-end receiver, then you should buy up to date variations that add an A to the tip of their mannequin quantity. As soon as they’re out there at retail, the Denon AVR-X8500HA will value $4,299, whereas the Marantz AV8805A value $4,799. For the $600 improve, you may go to the Denon or Marantz website beginning on June fifteenth.