Yamaha R-N303BL vs Marantz NR1508

R-N303BL vs NR1508 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha R-N303BL
6
Marantz NR1508
6.3
7
5
inapplicable
7
inapplicable
5
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Yamaha R-N303BL

Dec 13, 2019

The Yamaha R-N303BL stereo receiver belongs to the budget line. Yamaha R-N303BL specs are distinguished by its classic, recognizable retro design, "on board" AM / FM radio and the most powerful stream...

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Marantz NR1508

Dec 06, 2019

The 5.2-channel Marantz NR1508 is one of the younger AV receivers in the popular slim series. Due to the small height of the case, such devices do not take up much space and are perfectly combined wi...

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Common

Product

Yamaha R-N303BL
Marantz NR1508

Model

R-N303BL
NR1508

Brand

Yamaha
Marantz

Reviews

457
48

Amplifier

Channels

2.0
5.2

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

125/8
50/8

Output impedance, Ohm

8
8

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz
10Hz-100KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.09
0.08

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

Burr-Brown 192 KHz/24-bit
192 KHz/24-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

Audyssey MultEQ

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

has not
Hi-Res audio, Audyssey Dynamic Volume

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

2.4/5GHz

USB

0
1 (USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay
AirPlay, AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Sirius XM, Napster, Qobuz, JUKE
Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

0/0
6/1

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.2

Subwoofer output (LFE)

0
2

Headphone output

1 x 6.3
1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

1
1

Coaxial digital input

1
1

Composite input

0
3

Component input/output

0/0
0/0

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

phones
USB, HDMI, phones, setup mic

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

4K signal pass-through

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

has not
HLG

Additional features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI

App control

iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android
iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Amazon Kindle

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
network, USB

Other additional features

has not
IP Control

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

has not
has not

Zone audio output

has not
has not

Zone HDMI output

has not
has not

Multi-room control

has not
has not

RS-232

0
0

Remote control input/output (IR)

0/0
1/0

DC trigger output (12V)

0
0

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby Surround

Dolby (other)

has not
has not

DTS:X

DTS HD Master

DTS Virtual:X

DTS Neural:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

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

260
180

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 14.1 x 34/17.1 x 5.5 x 13.3
43.1 x 35.5 x 10.1/17.3 x 14.8 x 4.1

Weight, kg/lbs

7.2/15.9
7.7/17.9

Other

Release year

2017
2016
Yamaha R-N303BL
Marantz NR1508
Yamaha R-N303BL
Marantz NR1508

AV receivers CHooseratoR comparison rating

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  • 6
  • 6.3
  • 6Yamaha R-N303BL
  • 6.3Marantz NR1508