Marantz CINEMA 70s vs Yamaha R-N2000A review
Marantz CINEMA 70s vs Yamaha R-N2000A comparison definitely makes sense.
Amplifier
A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Marantz CINEMA 70s has 7.2 versus 2.1 for Yamaha R-N2000A. Regarding power, then CINEMA 70s has such a W/Ohm ratio - 50/8, 70/6 when R-N2000A has a power of 90/8, 145/4. The THD is 0.08% for the CINEMA 70s but 0.07% for the R-N2000A.
Audio features
Competitors' digital to analog converter (DAC) is identical to 192 KHz/32-bit. Both the CINEMA 70s 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.
Connectivity
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 CINEMA 70s provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The CINEMA 70s can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the R-N2000A. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the CINEMA 70s. Only the CINEMA 70s supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The HDMI eARC is available only on the CINEMA 70s. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the CINEMA 70s. 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 CINEMA 70s and R-N2000A can be configured using the Setup assistant.
Multichannel surround
Only the CINEMA 70s has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the CINEMA 70s.