Yamaha RX-V385BL vs Sony STR-DH190 comparison definitely makes sense.
A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Yamaha RX-V385BL has 5.1 versus 2.0 for Sony STR-DH190. Regarding power, then RX-V385BL has such a W/Ohm ratio - 70/8, 145/6 when STR-DH190 has a power of 100/8. The THD is the same and is 0.09%. None of the models support Bi-amping. The Sony STR-DH190 can transmit an audio signal directly to the amplifier and bypasses any DSP processing. None of the competitors supports Auto speaker calibration.
Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each of these units does not support Apple Music. Competitors do not have built-in Spotify service. Only the RX-V385BL provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The RX-V385BL can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the STR-DH190. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the RX-V385BL. Only the RX-V385BL supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The HDMI eARC is available only on the RX-V385BL. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the RX-V385BL. The STR-DH190 has a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player. A voice control is not available. An ECO mode is only available for the RX-V385BL. 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.