Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 vs Pioneer VSX-532

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Overall
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
8.7
Pioneer VSX-532
4.3
Amplifier
9
6
Audio features
9
7
Connectivity
8
6
Streaming services
8
0
Extensive connection
9
5
Multi-room
10
0
Additional features
10
5
Video features
9
5
Multichannel surround
7
5
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080 review

Dec 13, 2019

In the summer of 2018, the Yamaha Aventage home theater receiver series received not only new indexes in model names, but also several unique features. One of them is Surround AI, i.e. Surround Artif...

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Pioneer VSX-532

Pioneer VSX-532 review

Jan 10, 2020

The Pioneer VSX-532 is impressive because it provides enough options to demonstrate how much its small black box and low cost can deliver. A subwoofer preamp output provides a connection to a powered...

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Product

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
Pioneer VSX-532

Model

AVENTAGE RX-A3080
VSX-532

Brand

Yamaha
Pioneer

Reviews

42
237

Amplifier

Channels

9.2
5.1

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

150/8 20Hz-20KHz, 230/4 1KHz
80/8 20Hz-20KHz, 150/6 1KHz

Output impedance, Ohm

8, 4
8, 6

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz
10Hz-100KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.06
0.08

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

ESS SABRE 384 KHz/32-bit
192 KHz/24-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

YPAO
MCACC

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

CINEMA DSP, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT
Advanced Sound Retriever

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

2.4/5GHz

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay, AirPlay 2

Google Play Music

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Sirius XM, Napster, Qobuz
has not

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

7/3
4/1

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
1

Headphone output

1 x 6.3
1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

3
1

Coaxial digital input

3
1

Composite input

4
2

Component input/output

2/0
0/0

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

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

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

HDR10
HDR10

4K signal pass-through

4K 60p
4K 60p

HDMI signal pass-through

3D signal pass-through

HDMI pass-through in standby mode

Video conversion

Analog to HDMI scaling

HDMI to HDMI scaling

Dolby Vision

Other video features

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

Additional features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android

Display

colour OSD
fluorescent

Tuner

AM, FM
AM, FM

Sleep timer

Auto power off

ECO mode

Graphical user interface (GUI)

Setup assistant

Firmware update

network, USB

Other additional features

has not
has not

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

3
has not

Zone audio output

speaker, preout
has not

Zone HDMI output

has not

Multi-room control

MusicCast
has not

RS-232

1
0

Remote control input/output (IR)

1/1
0/0

DC trigger output (12V)

2
0

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 96/24, DTS Neo:X

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
210

Standby consumption, W

0.1
0.35

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Open
Open

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43.5 x 19.2 x 47.4/17 x 7.5 x 18.5
43.5 x 17.2 x 36/17. x 6.6 x 12.6

Weight, kg/lbs

19.6/43.2
7.7/17.6
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
Pioneer VSX-532
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
Pioneer VSX-532

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  • 8.7Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3080
  • 4.3Pioneer VSX-532

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