Denon AVR-X8500HA vs Yamaha R-N2000A comparison definitely makes sense.
A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Denon AVR-X8500HA has 13.2 versus 2.1 for Yamaha R-N2000A. Regarding power, then AVR-X8500HA has such a W/Ohm ratio - 150/8, 190/6 when R-N2000A has a power of 90/8, 145/4. The THD is 0.08% for the AVR-X8500HA but 0.07% for the R-N2000A.
Competitors' digital to analog converter (DAC) is identical to 192 KHz/32-bit. Both the AVR-X8500HA and the R-N2000A support Bi-amping. Each of the AV receivers can transmit an audio signal directly to the amplifier and bypasses any DSP processing.
WI-FI modules have the same characteristics: 2.4/5GHz. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Apple Music service is implemented on considered devices: AirPlay, AirPlay 2. Spotify can be used on each receiver. Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Amazon Music HD, MOOD:Mix - all of these streaming services have found application in each of the models. Only the AVR-X8500HA provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The AVR-X8500HA can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the R-N2000A. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the AVR-X8500HA. Only the AVR-X8500HA supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The HDMI eARC is available only on the AVR-X8500HA. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the AVR-X8500HA. These compared receivers have a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player. Supported voice control technologies are identical - Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI. It is also worth noting that the ECO mode is presented in each of the receivers. Both AVR-X8500HA and R-N2000A can be configured using the Setup assistant.
Only the AVR-X8500HA has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the AVR-X8500HA.