Yamaha RX-V483BL vs Integra DTM-6 review

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It makes sense comparing Yamaha RX-V483BL vs Integra DTM-6 because they both are able to give some premium features.

Amplifier

A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Yamaha RX-V483BL has 5.1 versus 2.0 for Integra DTM-6. Regarding power, then RX-V483BL has such a W/Ohm ratio - 80/6 when DTM-6 has a power of 80/8. The THD is 0.09% for the RX-V483BL but 0.08% for the DTM-6.

Audio features

Characteristics of digital to analog converter (DAC) are different, Burr-Brown 192 KHz/24-bit for RX-V483BL and AK4438 384 KHz/32-bit for the DTM-6. Only the RX-V483BL supports Bi-amping feature. Sound transmission directly to the amplifier in Pure direct (straight) mode is not implemented in these models. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Apple Music service is implemented on considered devices: AirPlay. Spotify can be used on each receiver. The RX-V483BL can work with the audio stream from Deezer, TIDAL, JUKE, Qobuz, and the DTM-6 can receive a content from Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, TuneIn Radio. Only the RX-V483BL provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The RX-V483BL can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the DTM-6. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the RX-V483BL. Only the RX-V483BL supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Unfortunately, HDMI eARC is not available on monitored devices. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the RX-V483BL. The DTM-6 has a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player.

Additional features

Each of the AV receivers from our review supports 2 Multi-room zones. An ECO mode is only available for the RX-V483BL. Unfortunately, the setup assistant is not available in each of the models.

Multichannel surround

None of the rivals equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The receivers do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.