Yamaha RX-A780 vs Onkyo TX-8020 review

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AV receivers comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha RX-A780
8.2
Onkyo TX-8020
4.2
7
6
8
inapplicable
7
inapplicable

Yamaha RX-A780 vs Onkyo TX-8020 review

Yamaha RX-A780
vs
Onkyo TX-8020

It makes sense comparing Yamaha RX-A780 vs Onkyo TX-8020 because they both are able to give some premium features.

Amplifier

A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Yamaha RX-A780 has 7.2 versus 2.0 for Onkyo TX-8020. Regarding power, then RX-A780 has such a W/Ohm ratio - 95/8, 160/4 when TX-8020 has a power of 90/6. The THD is 0.06% for the RX-A780 but 0.03% for the TX-8020.

Audio features

Characteristics of digital to analog converter (DAC) are different, Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit for RX-A780 and 192 KHz/24-bit for the TX-8020. Only the RX-A780 supports Bi-amping feature. Each of the AV receivers can transmit an audio signal directly to the amplifier and bypasses any DSP processing. Only the RX-A780 has Bluetooth support. The Yamaha RX-A780 has support for AirPlay, AirPlay 2, and its competitor in our comparison - AirPlay. Only the RX-A780 supports Spotify. Only the RX-A780 provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. The RX-A780 can scale the input HDMI signal, unlike the TX-8020. Dolby Vision technology found support only on the RX-A780. Only the RX-A780 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The HDMI eARC is available only on the RX-A780. Of the two receivers in our comparison, HDMI CEC is present in only the RX-A780. These compared receivers have a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player. An ECO mode is only available for the RX-A780. The setup assistant will help you configure Yamaha RX-A780.

Multichannel surround

Only the RX-A780 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the RX-A780.

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General

Item

Yamaha RX-A780
Onkyo TX-8020

Model

RX-A780
TX-8020

Brand

Yamaha
Onkyo

Reviews

52
738

Amplifier

Channels

7.2
2.0

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

95/8, 160/4
90/6

Output impedance, Ohm

8, 4
6

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz
10Hz-100KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.06
0.03

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit
192 KHz/24-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

YPAO

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

CINEMA DSP 3D, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT
WRAT

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

2.4/5GHz

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
0

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay, AirPlay 2
AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz
has not

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

7/2
0/0

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.3

Subwoofer output (LFE)

2
1

Headphone output

1 x 6.3
1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

2
0

Coaxial digital input

2
0

Composite input

1
0

Component input/output

1/0
0/0

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

USB, phones, setup mic, AUX
phones

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

DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020
has not

Additional features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

iPhone, iPod, Android
iPhone, iPod

Display

colour OSD
colour OSD

Tuner

AM, FM
AM, FM

Sleep timer

Auto power off

ECO mode

Graphical user interface (GUI)

Setup assistant

Firmware update

network, 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

1
0

Remote control input/output (IR)

1/1
1/0

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-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, 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
180

Standby consumption, W

0.1
0.15

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43.5 x 17.1 x 38/17 x 6.7 x 14.9
43.5 x 15 x 32.8/ 17 x 6.5 x 13

Weight, kg/lbs

11/23.4
9.6/19.8

Other

Release year

2018
2013
Yamaha RX-A780
Onkyo TX-8020
Yamaha RX-A780
Onkyo TX-8020

AV receivers SoundInspiration comparison rating

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  • 8.2
  • 4.2
  • 8.2Yamaha RX-A780
  • 4.2Onkyo TX-8020