Yamaha RX-A780 vs Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680

RX-A780 vs AVENTAGE RX-A680 comparison chart

Yamaha RX-A780 vs Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680 review

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680 vs Yamaha RX-A780

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680 review

The 7.2 channel receiver delivers 80 W (8 ohms). The Yamaha RX-A680 receiver uses Burr-Brown DACs. The Yamaha RX-A680 features the latest generation of MusicCast Surround technology, which enables wireless speakers to be included in the 5.1-channel configuration. The entire Aventage RX-A 80 series received Wi-Fi, AirPlay and Bluetooth. For streaming music lovers, there is support for Spotify, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal, Napster and SiriusXM. The Yamaha RX-A680 has the RSC (Reflected Sound Control) function, which compensates for the effects of furniture and walls near the speakers, and YPAO Volume, which automatically equalizes the sound to ensure balanced low, mid and high frequencies at any volume level. Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680

Yamaha RX-A780 review

The Yamaha RX-A780 AV receiver delivers 130 watts per channel to a 6 ohm load. A pair of HDMI connectors, an optical digital input, as well as an output from a pre-amplifier to RCA were added to the equipment. YPAO's proprietary automatic calibration system includes an RSC (Reflected Sound Control) circuit. The receiver is built on an ART anti-resonance chassis, and Burr-Brown chips are installed in the DAC section. The processor supports Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, plus 17 proprietary Yamaha DSP 3D sound processing algorithms. Yamaha RX-A780

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680 pros & cons

Pros

  • Awesome functionality and fairly easy menu system
  • Sound quality is really nice for the money both via HDMI sand the streaming options

Cons

  • Terrible cheap Wi-Fi antenna connectors that will likely break, if they are not already broken when they arrive
  • No pre-outs for bypassing the amp and connecting to higher end audio equipment

Yamaha RX-A780 pros & cons

Pros

  • The firmware settings screens are nicer on this model than last year's models
  • The rear has every connection I should ever need in the near future

Cons

  • The user interface on the system is a little tricky

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Product

Yamaha RX-A780
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680

Model

RX-A780
AVENTAGE RX-A680

Brand

Yamaha
Yamaha

Reviews

124
31

Amplifier

Channels

7.2
7.2

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

95/8, 160/4
115/8, 145/6

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)

Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit
Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

YPAO
YPAO

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

CINEMA DSP 3D, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT
CINEMA DSP 3D, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT

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, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz
Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

7/2
4/1

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.3
HDCP 2.3

Subwoofer output (LFE)

2
2

Headphone output

1 x 6.3
1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

2
1

Coaxial digital input

2
2

Composite input

1
3

Component input/output

1/0
0/0

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

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

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

HDR10
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 scaling

HDMI to HDMI scaling

Dolby Vision

Other video features

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

Additional features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

iPhone, 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
has not

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

2
2

Zone audio output

speaker, preout
speaker

Zone HDMI output

Multi-room control

MusicCast
MusicCast

RS-232

1
0

Remote control input/output (IR)

1/1
0/0

DC trigger output (12V)

1
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-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-Neo:6
DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-Surround, DTS-Neo:6

Auro-3D

IMAX Enhanced

Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

MP3

WMA

AAC

WAV

FLAC

ALAC

Other audio file formats

AIFF
AIFF

Power

Operational power consumption, W

400
260

Standby consumption, W

0.1
0.1

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43.5 x 17.1 x 38/17 x 6.7 x 14.9
43.5 x 16.1 x 33/17 x 6.3 x 13.7

Weight, kg/lbs

11/23.4
8.3/18.3

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Yamaha RX-A780
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680
Yamaha RX-A780
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680

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  • 8.2Yamaha RX-A780
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