The Onkyo TX-SR343 vs Yamaha R-N602 comparison proves that these receivers have many common features.
A significant difference between the receivers in the number of channels, Onkyo TX-SR343 has 5.1 versus 2.0 for Yamaha R-N602. Regarding power, then TX-SR343 has such a W/Ohm ratio - 100/6 when R-N602 has a power of 80/8, 105/4. The THD is 0.08% for the TX-SR343 but 0.04% for the R-N602.
Characteristics of digital to analog converter (DAC) are different, TI Burr-Brown 192 KHz/24-bit for TX-SR343 and Burr-Brown 192 KHz/24-bit for the R-N602. None of the models support Bi-amping. The Yamaha R-N602 can transmit an audio signal directly to the amplifier and bypasses any DSP processing. None of the competitors supports Auto speaker calibration.
Only the Yamaha R-N602 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the R-N602 supports Spotify.
HDR is not available on each model. Only the TX-SR343 provides HDMI signal transmission in standby mode. Both competitors are not able to scale the HDMI signal. The HDR standard - Dolby Vision is not supported by these receivers. Only the TX-SR343 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 TX-SR343. The R-N602 has a built-in phono stage for connecting a vinyl player. An ECO mode is only available for the R-N602. 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.