Pioneer Elite SC-LX704 vs. Marantz CINEMA 60

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Elite SC-LX704 vs CINEMA 60 comparison chart

Overall
Pioneer Elite SC-LX704
8.8
Marantz CINEMA 60
8.3
Amplifier
8
7
Audio features
10
7
Connectivity
8
9
Streaming services
9
10
Extensive connection
8
8
Multi-room
10
8
Additional features
9
10
Video features
10
8
Multichannel surround
8
8

Elite SC-LX704 vs CINEMA 60 comparison

Pioneer Elite SC-LX704
Pioneer Elite SC-LX704
Marantz CINEMA 60
Marantz CINEMA 60

Amplifier

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Channels 9.2 7.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 135/8 100/8, 140/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8 8, 6
Frequency response 10Hz-100KHz 5Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Digital to analog converter (DAC) ES9026PRO 384 KHz/32-bit 192 KHz/32-bit
Bi-amping ✔ ✔
Pure direct (straight) ✔ ✔
Auto speaker calibration MCACC Audyssey MultEQ XT
Speaker A/B switching ✔ ✔
Other audio features Advanced Sound Retriever, Hi-Res audio Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Compressed Audio Enhancer(MDAX2), Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Wi-Fi ✔ 2.4/5GHz
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth ✔ ✔
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 1
DLNA ✖ ✔
MHL ✖ ✖

Streaming services

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music ✔ ✔
Spotify ✔ ✔
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Amazon Music HD, MOOD:Mix

Extensive connection

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
HDMI input/output 7/3 6/3
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) ✔ ✔
HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) ✖ ✔
HDMI CEC ✔ ✔
Digital content protection (HDCP) HDCP 2.3 HDCP 2.3
Subwoofer output (LFE) 2 2
Headphone output 1 x 6.3 1 x 6.3
Optical digital input 3 2
Coaxial digital input 2 2
Composite input 2 0
Component input/output 2/0 0/0
Phono (MM) input ✔ ✔
Front panel connectors USB, HDMI, phones, setup mic USB, phones, setup mic
Multi channel preamp output ✔ ✔

Video features

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
HDR (High Dynamic Range) HDR10 HDR10+
4K signal pass-through 4K/60Hz 4K/120Hz
8K signal pass-through ✖ 8K/60Hz
HDMI signal pass-through ✔ ✔
3D signal pass-through ✔ ✖
HDMI pass-through in standby mode ✔ ✔
Video conversion analog to HDMI ✖
Analog to HDMI scaling ✔ ✖
HDMI to HDMI scaling ✔ ✔
Dolby Vision ✔ ✔
Other video features x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020 HLG, BT.2020, Dynamic HDR

Additional features

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Voice control Amazon Alexa Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI
App control iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android
Display colour OSD port hole OLED
Tuner AM, FM AM, FM
Sleep timer ✔ ✔
Auto power off ✔ ✔
ECO mode ✖ ✔
Graphical user interface (GUI) ✔ ✔
Setup assistant ✔ ✔
Firmware update network, USB network, USB
Other additional features has not IP Control, Web Control, App Control, RS232 Control

Multi-room

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Multi-room zones 3 2
Zone audio output speaker, preout speaker, preout
Zone HDMI output ✔ ✔
Multi-room control Pioneer Control App, FlareConnect Marantz 2016 AVR Remote, HEOS App
RS-232 1 1
Remote control input/output (IR) 1/1 1/0
DC trigger output (12V) 2 1

Multichannel surround

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Dolby Atmos ✔ ✔
Dolby TrueHD ✔ ✔
Dolby Surround ✔ ✔
Dolby (other) Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
DTS:X ✔ ✔
DTS HD Master ✔ ✔
DTS Virtual:X ✖ ✔
DTS Neural:X ✔ ✔
DTS (other) DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS
Auro-3D ✖ ✖
IMAX Enhanced ✔ ✖
Multichannel stereo ✖ ✖

Audio file formats

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
MP3 ✔ ✔
WMA ✔ ✔
AAC ✔ ✔
WAV ✔ ✔
FLAC ✔ ✔
ALAC ✔ ✔
Other audio file formats AIFF AIFF, DSD

Power

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Operational power consumption, W 310 650
Standby consumption, W 0.2 0.2
Removable power cord ✔ ✔

Dimensions

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.5 x 18.5 x 44/17 x 7 x 17.3 44.2 x 35.4 x 16.5/17.4 x 13.9 x 6.4
Weight, kg/lbs 15.5/34.2 10.9/24

Other

Elite SC-LX704 CINEMA 60
Release year 2019 2022
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