Those marketing people are at it again. So if you want the latest technology you're going to pay!
I was looking for a new Network AVR for my rec room with the best reliability and SQ for the money, While keeping the price reasonable (Under CDN $1,000). All I wanted was Dolby 7.1 and perhaps Bluetooth. It seems I got the timing right because Yamaha just released it's latest Rx-A X70 series of Aventage Dolby Atmos HT receivers.
https://ca.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/av_receivers_amps/index.html#d145652
So I bought the Rx A770 which has pretty much all the latest features including Yamaha's Music Cast that's lets me play up to 9 Wi-Fi wireless speakers anywhere in my House, Garage or Yard I see fit, and control it all from using the Music Cast App. I couldn't be happier. If you want to go with a one box solution for both music and HT that does it all, And it does it right, I highly recommend Yamaha's Aventage line of Dolby Atmos AVR's. If you want 9.1 channels, then you must go with their 2070 or 3070 AVR's, Which are much more expensive. IMO their best value AVR's today are the 7.1 channel RX-A770 & A870, or for 9.1 channels the A2070.
The only reason I bought this was because I moved my 16 year old Onkyo DD/DTS 5.1 AVR upstairs. But I must admit, I do like the network receiver, Yamaha's YPAO room optimization feature, and the Music Cast wireless speaker and App controller.