Yamaha RX-V685BL vs Cambridge Audio AXR100 review

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AV receivers comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha RX-V685BL
7.4
Cambridge Audio AXR100
5.6
8
7
8
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Yamaha RX-V685BL vs Cambridge Audio AXR100 review

Yamaha RX-V685BL
vs
Cambridge Audio AXR100

The Yamaha RX-V685BL vs Cambridge Audio AXR100 comparison proves that these receivers have many common features.

Amplifier

A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Yamaha RX-V685BL has 7.2 versus 2.0 for Cambridge Audio AXR100. Regarding power, then RX-V685BL has such a W/Ohm ratio - 90/8, 150/4 when AXR100 has a power of 100/8. The THD is 0.06% for the RX-V685BL but 0.01% for the AXR100.

Audio features

Characteristics of digital to analog converter (DAC) are different, Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit for RX-V685BL and 192 KHz/32-bit for the AXR100. Only the RX-V685BL supports Bi-amping feature. The Yamaha RX-V685BL can transmit an audio signal directly to the amplifier and bypasses any DSP processing. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Competitors do not have built-in Spotify service. Only the RX-V685BL provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The RX-V685BL can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the AXR100. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the RX-V685BL. Only the RX-V685BL supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The HDMI eARC is available only on the RX-V685BL. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the RX-V685BL. These compared receivers have 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-V685BL. The setup assistant will help you configure Yamaha RX-V685BL.

Multichannel surround

Only the RX-V685BL has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the RX-V685BL.

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General

Item

Yamaha RX-V685BL
Cambridge Audio AXR100

Model

RX-V685BL
AXR100

Brand

Yamaha
Cambridge Audio

Reviews

374
28

Amplifier

Channels

7.2
2.0

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

90/8, 150/4
100/8

Output impedance, Ohm

8, 4
8

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz
5Hz-50KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.06
0.01

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit
192 KHz/32-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

YPAO

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

CINEMA DSP, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT
has not

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

2.4/5GHz

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

5/2
0/0

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.2

Subwoofer output (LFE)

2
1

Headphone output

1 x 6.3
1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

2
2

Coaxial digital input

2
1

Composite input

1
0

Component input/output

1/0
0/0

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

USB, phones, AUX
phones, AUX

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

HDR10

4K signal pass-through

4K/60Hz

8K signal pass-through

HDMI signal pass-through

3D signal pass-through

HDMI pass-through in standby mode

Video conversion

Analog to HDMI scaling

HDMI to HDMI scaling

Dolby Vision

Other video features

BT.2020, HLG
has not

Additional features

Voice control

App control

iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android

Display

colour OSD
fluorescent

Tuner

AM, FM
AM, FM

Sleep timer

Auto power off

ECO mode

Graphical user interface (GUI)

Setup assistant

Firmware update

network, USB
USB

Other additional features

has not
has not

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

2
has not

Zone audio output

speaker, preout
has not

Zone HDMI output

has not

Multi-room control

MusicCast
has not

RS-232

0
0

Remote control input/output (IR)

1/1
0/0

DC trigger output (12V)

1
0

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby Surround

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital Plus
has not

DTS:X

DTS HD Master

DTS Virtual:X

DTS Neural:X

DTS (other)

DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-Surround, DTS Neo:6
has not

Auro-3D

IMAX Enhanced

Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

MP3

WMA

AAC

WAV

FLAC

ALAC

Other audio file formats

AIFF
has not

Power

Operational power consumption, W

400
550

Standby consumption, W

0.1
0.5

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43.5 x 17.1 x 37.8/17 x 6.7 x 14.6
43 x 11 x 34/17 x 4.3 x 13.4

Weight, kg/lbs

10.5/23.1
8.1/17.8

Other

Release year

2018
2019
Yamaha RX-V685BL
Cambridge Audio AXR100
Yamaha RX-V685BL
Cambridge Audio AXR100

AV receivers SoundInspiration comparison rating

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  • 7.4
  • 5.6
  • 7.4Yamaha RX-V685BL
  • 5.6Cambridge Audio AXR100