Yamaha RX-A780 vs Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A680

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 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 AVENTAGE RX-A680 pros & cons

Yamaha RX-A780 pros & cons