Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 vs Marantz SR8012

AVENTAGE RX-A3080 vs SR8012 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
8.7
Marantz SR8012
9.5
9
10
10
10

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 vs Marantz SR8012 review

Marantz SR8012 vs Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080

Marantz SR8012 review

The SR8012 is equipped with an 11-channel amplifier, including proprietary HDAM modules used in the current feedback topology. Amplifier power is 140W per channel to control a full 7.1.4-channel home theater system with the support of Dolby Atmos, as well as DTS: X and Neural: X. However, in Marantz SR8012 vs Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 comparison, Marantz has less overall power - 1200W. The SR8012 works with an Audyssey MultEQ XT32 as well as the Audyssey LFC, which dynamically controls audio content. The video processor also has the ability to transcode and convert standard definition and high-quality analog and digital video content to 4K UltraHD.

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 review

The RX-A3080 is equipped with high-performance 24bit / 192kHzESS Saber Premier audio processors and a powerful 1350W amplifier. If compare Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 versus Marantz SR8012, that Yamaha can only handle 9 channels. AV receiver is equipped with Surround: AI artificial intelligence technology built into the digital signal converter. It analyzes the configuration of sound sources and optimizes surround sound, making it as spectacular as possible. The receiver has the latest HDMI interface with support for HDR and Dolby Vision.

Marantz SR8012 pros and cons

Pros

  • HEOS multiroom system provides access to a wide range of music services
  • Receiver setup is very simple - the instructions are simple, clear and concise for the end-user through an efficient graphical interface

Cons

  • New firmware may be unstable
  • HEOS applications are buggy and crash a lot

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 pros and cons

Pros

  • The sound field is deep and exciting

Cons

  • The YPAO system is not ideal. Sometimes the correction is wrong
  • The manual set up is complicated due to bad designed receiver`s menu

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Rating 2.9 2.9
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Product

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
Marantz SR8012

Model

AVENTAGE RX-A3080
SR8012

Brand

Yamaha
Marantz

Reviews

72
24

Amplifier

Channels

9.2
11.2

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

150/8, 230/4
140/8, 175/6

Output impedance, Ohm

8, 4
8, 6

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz
10Hz-100KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.06
0.05

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

ESS SABRE 384 KHz/32-bit
192 KHz/32-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

YPAO
Audyssey MultEQ XT32

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

CINEMA DSP, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT
Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

2.4/5GHz
2.4/5GHz

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay, AirPlay 2
AirPlay, AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Sirius XM, Napster, Qobuz
Deezer, TIDAL, TuneIn Radio

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

7/3
8/3

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.3
HDCP 2.2

Subwoofer output (LFE)

2
2

Headphone output

1 x 6.3
1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

3
2

Coaxial digital input

3
2

Composite input

4
4

Component input/output

2/0
3/1

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

USB, phones, setup mic, AUX
USB, HDMI, phones, setup mic, AUX

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

HDR10

4K signal pass-through

4K/60Hz
4K/60Hz

8K signal pass-through

HDMI signal pass-through

3D signal pass-through

HDMI pass-through in standby mode

Video conversion

analog to HDMI

Analog to HDMI scaling

HDMI to HDMI scaling

Dolby Vision

Other video features

DeepColor, x.v.Color, BT.2020, HLG
BT.2020, HLG

Additional features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI

App control

iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android
iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android

Display

colour OSD
colour OSD

Tuner

AM, FM
AM, FM

Sleep timer

Auto power off

ECO mode

Graphical user interface (GUI)

Setup assistant

Firmware update

network, USB
network, USB

Other additional features

has not
IP Control

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

3
3

Zone audio output

speaker, preout
speaker, preout

Zone HDMI output

Multi-room control

MusicCast
Marantz AVR Remote App, HEOS App

RS-232

1
1

Remote control input/output (IR)

1/1
1/1

DC trigger output (12V)

2
2

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby Surround

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Digital Plus

DTS:X

DTS HD Master

DTS Virtual:X

DTS Neural:X

DTS (other)

DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-Surround
DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS

Auro-3D

IMAX Enhanced

Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

MP3

WMA

AAC

WAV

FLAC

ALAC

Other audio file formats

AIFF
has not

Power

Operational power consumption, W

490
780

Standby consumption, W

0.1
0.2

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43.5 x 19.2 x 47.4/17 x 7.5 x 18.5
43.1 x 17.7 x 46.8/17.3 x 7.3 x 18.1

Weight, kg/lbs

19.6/43.2
17.2/38

Other

Release year

2018
2017
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
Marantz SR8012
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
Marantz SR8012

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  • 8.7
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  • 8.7Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
  • 9.5Marantz SR8012