Marantz CINEMA 70s vs. Pioneer Elite VSX-LX305

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CINEMA 70s vs Elite VSX-LX305 comparison

Marantz CINEMA 70s
Marantz CINEMA 70s
Pioneer Elite VSX-LX305
Pioneer Elite VSX-LX305

Amplifier

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Channels 7.2 9.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 50/8, 70/6 100/8, 225/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8, 6 8, 6
Frequency response 5Hz-100KHz 20Hz-20KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Digital to analog converter (DAC) 192 KHz/32-bit 192 KHz/24-bit
Bi-amping
Pure direct (straight)
Auto speaker calibration Audyssey MultEQ XT MCACC
Speaker A/B switching
Other audio features Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Compressed Audio Enhancer(MDAX2), Hi-Res audio Advanced Sound Retriever, Hi-Res audio, Dirac Live Room Correction

Connectivity

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz 2.4/5GHz
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 1
DLNA
MHL

Streaming services

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Amazon Music HD, MOOD:Mix Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud

Extensive connection

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
HDMI input/output 6/1 7/2
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 1 1
Coaxial digital input 1 1
Composite input 0 0
Component input/output 0/0 0
Phono (MM) input
Front panel connectors USB, phones, setup mic HDMI, USB, phones, setup mic, AUX
Multi channel preamp output

Video features

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
HDR (High Dynamic Range) HDR10+ HDR10+
4K signal pass-through 4K/120Hz 4K/120Hz
8K signal pass-through 8K/60Hz 8K/60Hz
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 HLG, BT.2020, Dynamic HDR DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020, LipSync

Additional features

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Voice control Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI
App control iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android
Display port hole OLED colour OSD
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 IP Control, Web Control, App Control, RS232 Control App Control, Sonos Connect control

Multi-room

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Multi-room zones 2 2
Zone audio output speaker, preout speaker, preout
Zone HDMI output
Multi-room control Marantz 2016 AVR Remote, HEOS App Pioneer Control App
RS-232 0 1
Remote control input/output (IR) 1/0 1/1
DC trigger output (12V) 1 2

Multichannel surround

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
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-EXPRESS
Auro-3D
IMAX Enhanced
Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
ALAC
Other audio file formats AIFF, DSD AIFF, DSD

Power

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Operational power consumption, W 250 750
Standby consumption, W 0.2 0.1
Removable power cord

Dimensions

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 44.2 x 38.4 x 17.8/17.4 x 15.1 x 7 43.5 x 17.3 x 37/17.1 x 6.1 x 14.9
Weight, kg/lbs 8.7/19.1 10.4/22.9

Other

CINEMA 70s Elite VSX-LX305
Release year 2022 2021
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