It makes sense comparing Yamaha RX-V385 vs Integra DTM-6 because they both are able to give some premium features.
A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Yamaha RX-V385 has 5.1 versus 2.0 for Integra DTM-6. Regarding power, then RX-V385 has such a W/Ohm ratio - 70/6 when DTM-6 has a power of 80/8. The THD is 0.09% for the RX-V385 but 0.08% for the DTM-6.
Characteristics of digital to analog converter (DAC) are different, Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit for RX-V385 and AK4438 384 KHz/32-bit for the DTM-6. None of the models support Bi-amping. The Yamaha RX-V385 can transmit an audio signal directly to the amplifier and bypasses any DSP processing. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Apple Music service is implemented on considered devices: AirPlay. Only the DTM-6 supports Spotify. Only the RX-V385 provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The RX-V385 can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the DTM-6. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the RX-V385. Only the RX-V385 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The HDMI eARC is available only on the RX-V385. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the RX-V385. The DTM-6 has a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player. An ECO mode is only available for the RX-V385. Unfortunately, the setup assistant is not available in each of the models.
None of the rivals equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The receivers do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.