The present review is aimed to compare two AV receivers - Marantz CINEMA 60 vs Yamaha RX-V485BL that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers.
A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Marantz CINEMA 60 has 7.2 versus 5.1 for Yamaha RX-V485BL. Regarding power, then CINEMA 60 has such a W/Ohm ratio - 100/8, 140/6 when RX-V485BL has a power of 80/6. The THD is 0.08% for the CINEMA 60 but 0.09% for the RX-V485BL.
Characteristics of digital to analog converter (DAC) are different, 192 KHz/32-bit for CINEMA 60 and Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit for the RX-V485BL. Both the CINEMA 60 and the RX-V485BL 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.
HDMI signal transmission in standby mode is implemented in each of the devices. Both rivals can scale the resolution of the incoming HDMI signal. The HDR standard - Dolby Vision is supported by these receivers.
The Marantz CINEMA 60 has 6/3 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 4/1 HDMI connectors of the Yamaha RX-V485BL. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. HDMI eARC is available in each model. The Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) feature is present in most modern AV receivers and the models in our comparison are no exception. The CINEMA 60 supports the protection of digital content of the standard HDCP 2.3, versus HDCP 2.2 in the RX-V485BL. The CINEMA 60 has a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player.
Each of the AV receivers from our review supports 2 Multi-room zones. The CINEMA 60 supports voice control via Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI, and the RX-V485BL - Google Assistant. It is also worth noting that the ECO mode is presented in each of the receivers. Both CINEMA 60 and RX-V485BL can be configured using the Setup assistant.
Only the CINEMA 60 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the CINEMA 60.