Denon xx13

See When do the 2013 Denon's come out? Any new features we should expect?

All the known facts are there.

May.

The dealer where I am is now flogging off their stick the models 1912 and below. 2312 and above not on sale and have not been for a while.

I asked and was told May likely but not which models coming.

So looking at discount patteter, most likely the first release is imminent and contains replacement for 1912 and below.

On the other hand, they might be deliberately doing this to work out production kinks on the lower end models.

I'd just take advantage of the sales now on the stable product. Never any life changing leaps in these things.

It's a cheap low end product probably sold at low margins. What shall you save ? 10%? 20? If you need one now you need one now? If its not that urgent maybe you don't needc on at all. If price is ultra sensitive you can achieve a much lower price on a used receiver. Personally I wouldn't obsess over release date.

I just need to know one thing. Does Airplay finally work in zone 2 completely independent of zone 1? Anyone try it out yet?

If I am not mistaken, you had to step up from the 1712 to the 2112ci if you wanted zone 2, airplay, and multieq XT. It seems that the 1713 has the best of all of those worlds now.

But it also looks like there is a catch:
"With the addition of an external amplifier, the AVR-1713 supports multi-zone operation, allowing two different sources to be enjoyed in separate rooms at the same time."

So what would be a good example of an external amplifier? I would like to make my backyard deck zone 2.

Edit: By the way, does anyone think that the 2-year versus 3-year warranty is really a big deal. It is disappointing that the 1713 only comes with the 2-year warranty.

Pretty sure my AVR-889 has that..

So is the 1712. If you purchase with certain credit card like Amex, you get an additional year of warranty. Frys had the 1712 for $227, most folk got it for $250.

You can do a lot better than that. Go to Upromise (for example) and check under their cashback shopping for coupon deals for the 1712 at Electronics-Expo.