Pioneer Elite SC-LX704 vs. Onkyo TX-RZ840

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Elite SC-LX704 vs TX-RZ840 comparison chart

Overall
Pioneer Elite SC-LX704
8.8
Onkyo TX-RZ840
8.4
Amplifier
8
8
Audio features
10
9
Connectivity
8
8
Streaming services
9
9
Extensive connection
8
8
Multi-room
10
9
Additional features
9
9
Video features
10
8
Multichannel surround
8
8

Elite SC-LX704 vs TX-RZ840 comparison

Pioneer Elite SC-LX704
Pioneer Elite SC-LX704
Onkyo TX-RZ840
Onkyo TX-RZ840

Amplifier

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Channels 9.2 9.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 135/8 180/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8 6
Frequency response 10Hz-100KHz 10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Digital to analog converter (DAC) ES9026PRO 384 KHz/32-bit AKM 384 KHz/32-bit
Bi-amping ✔ ✔
Pure direct (straight) ✔ ✔
Auto speaker calibration MCACC AccuEQ
Speaker A/B switching ✔ ✖
Other audio features Advanced Sound Retriever, Hi-Res audio Advanced Music Optimizer, Theater-Dimensional, Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Wi-Fi ✔ ✔
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth ✔ ✔
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 1
DLNA ✖ ✖
MHL ✖ ✖

Streaming services

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music ✔ ✔
Spotify ✔ ✔
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, TuneIn Radio

Extensive connection

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
HDMI input/output 7/3 7/2
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) ✔ ✔
HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) ✖ ✔
HDMI CEC ✔ ✔
Digital content protection (HDCP) HDCP 2.3 HDCP 2.2
Subwoofer output (LFE) 2 2
Headphone output 1 x 6.3 1 x 6.3
Optical digital input 3 1
Coaxial digital input 2 1
Composite input 2 2
Component input/output 2/0 1/0
Phono (MM) input ✔ ✔
Front panel connectors USB, HDMI, phones, setup mic HDMI, phones, setup mic
Multi channel preamp output ✔ ✔

Video features

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
HDR (High Dynamic Range) HDR10 HDR10
4K signal pass-through 4K/60Hz 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 analog to HDMI
Analog to HDMI scaling ✔ ✖
HDMI to HDMI scaling ✔ ✖
Dolby Vision ✔ ✔
Other video features x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020 DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020

Additional features

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Voice control Amazon Alexa Google Assistant
App control iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android
Display colour OSD fluorescent
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

Multi-room

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Multi-room zones 3 3
Zone audio output speaker, preout speaker, preout
Zone HDMI output ✔ ✔
Multi-room control Pioneer Control App, FlareConnect FlareConnect
RS-232 1 1
Remote control input/output (IR) 1/1 1/0
DC trigger output (12V) 2 1

Multichannel surround

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
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 TX-RZ840
MP3 ✔ ✔
WMA ✔ ✔
AAC ✔ ✔
WAV ✔ ✔
FLAC ✔ ✔
ALAC ✔ ✔
Other audio file formats AIFF AIFF

Power

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Operational power consumption, W 310 870
Standby consumption, W 0.2 0.15
Removable power cord ✔ ✔

Dimensions

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.5 x 18.5 x 44/17 x 7 x 17.3 43.5 x 20.1 x 39.8/17 x 7.8 x 15.3
Weight, kg/lbs 15.5/34.2 17/37.4

Other

Elite SC-LX704 TX-RZ840
Release year 2019 2019
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