Yamaha RX-V685BL VS Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080
Yamaha RX-V685BL
  • Brand - Yamaha
  • Manual - rx-v685bl.pdf
  • USB - 1
Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080
  • Brand - Yamaha
  • Manual - aventage-rx-a1080.pdf
  • USB - 1

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080 vs Yamaha RX-V685BL: well-built receivers for your demand

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080 vs Yamaha RX-V685BL

Both Yamaha receivers are well balanced. The back-light is a nice touch too. Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080 vs Yamaha RX-V685BL is very full-featured, high-end A/V receiver. This is the mid-range product, with the main difference between it and Yamaha RX-V685BL, besides offering just slightly lower power output, this only has support for 7.2, rather than 9.2, surround set-up. Find even more features to compare in this review below.

Features & Performance

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080 vs Yamaha RX-V685BL back

The audio reproduction with the Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080is frankly unbelievably good. The different listening modes for music are easy to flip through. The receiver does such a good job distributing the sound that it seems clearer and generally more pleasing to the ear.

The Yamaha AV Controller app works great with Yamaha RX-V685BL and allows you to change all of the options from your phone. There are a bunch of pre-set audio profiles to choose from under the DSP tab. You can also choose from regular Dolby Surround or 7.2 Stereo. 4K support is very good, and there aren't any lipsync issues.

Connections & Setup

Yamaha RX-V685BL vs Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080 has both sound and picture impressive, especially movies in 4K HDR and Dolby Surround with Atmos. Atmos test videos are a good way to test for Atmos sound. Also, unlike lower-end receivers, it allows ANY source to be sent to Zone 2, including HDMI. The setup of Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080 versus RX-V685BL is intuitive and only takes a few minutes to get it exactly how you want.

Design

The Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080is built to last, in terms of both build quality and being upgradable and on the cutting edge of home theatre tech. Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080 vs RX-V685BL has amazing build quality, nice remote, lots of (mostly not pleasing, to me) DSP modes, decent YPAO calibration system, and less surround sound capability than similarly priced or less expensive systems. Operating these both Yamaha AVR is pretty straightforward and intuitive.

Pros & Cons

Yamaha RX-V685BL

VS

Pros

    • Great sound, great options within the setup to get the exact sound you want on any input or function.
    • Settings can be saved, so not have to be changed each time the unit powers up or when changing scenes/inputs.
    • It supports all global streaming services.
    • Setup is pretty simple.

Cons

    • If you are a free Spotify member, the only way you can listen to Spotify is via "Bluetooth" input connection.
    • The price is more elevated.

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080

VS

Pros

    • The remote was with a backlit.
    • All the ports were HDCP 2.2 compatible.
    • Dolby Atmos influenced the sound height. It seemed to me, that the objects from the movie were above me.

Cons

    • Amazon Alexa didn’t obey me.
    • Bluetooth worked with interruptions.

Specifications

Specification Yamaha RX-V685BL Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1080
Amplifier
Total Output Power 650 W 770 W
Total Harmonic Distortion 0.08 % 0.06 %
Frequency Response 20 Hz-20 kHz 20 Hz-20 kHz
Output Impedance Per Channel 4 Ohm, 6 Ohm 4 Ohm, 6 Ohm
Output Power Per Channel 90 W 110 W
Sound Features
Audio D/a Converter 32bit / 192kHz 24bit / 192kHz
Digital Content Protection HDCP 2.2 HDCP 2.2
Surround System Class 7.2 channel 7.2 channel
Surround Sound Effects Virtual CINEMA Virtual CINEMA
Audio Formats
Aac
Wma
Wav
Mp3
Flac
Apple Lossless
Aiff
User Manual
Manual rx-v685bl.pdf aventage-rx-a1080.pdf
Built-in Decoders
Dolby Atmos
Dts:x
Dolby True Hd
Dolby Surround
Dolby Digital Plus
Connectivity Interfaces
Ieee 802.3
Wi-fi
Bluetooth
Ieee 802.3u
Connector Type
Coaxial Digital Inputs 2 3
Optical Digital Inputs 2 3
Phones 1 1
Av Inputs 7 9
Usb 1 1
Subwoofer Outputs 2 2
Coaxial Digital Outputs has not has not
Optical Digital Outputs has not has not
Hdmi Outputs 2 2
Hdmi Inputs 5 7
Media Content Source
Bluetooth
Usb-host
Network
Additional Features
Advanced Sound Retriever (asr) Technology
Smartphone Remote Control
Three-zone Capability
Dual-zone Capability
A-b Speaker Switch
Pure Direct Mode
Auto Power Off
Bi-amplifying
Audio Return Channel (arc)
Apple Air-play Support
Functions
Network Audio Player
Internet Radio
Digital Player
Power Device
Standby Power Consumption 0.1 W 0.1 W
Operational Power Consumption
Clock
Sleep Timer
Built-in Clock
Built-in Display
Colour black black
Type fluorescent fluorescent
Signal Processing
Upscaling Via Hdmi up to 4K up to 4K
3d Pass-through
Video Conversion/scaling HDMI to HDMI scaling, analog to HDMI up conversion HDMI to HDMI scaling, analog to HDMI up conversion
Hdmi Pass-through up to 4K up to 4K
Radio
Preset Station 40
Tuner Bands AM/FM AM/FM
Tuner Type digital digital
Dimensions
Dimensions 14.9 x 17.1 x 6.7 inches 17.3 x 17.1 x 7.2 inches
General
Brand Yamaha Yamaha

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