Pioneer Elite VSX-LX304 vs. Onkyo TX-SR494

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Elite VSX-LX304 vs TX-SR494 comparison chart

Overall
Pioneer Elite VSX-LX304
8.5
Onkyo TX-SR494
5.5
Amplifier
9
7
Audio features
9
9
Connectivity
8
5
Streaming services
9
0
Extensive connection
7
6
Multi-room
10
2
Additional features
9
6
Video features
8
6
Multichannel surround
8
7

Elite VSX-LX304 vs TX-SR494 comparison

Pioneer Elite VSX-LX304
Pioneer Elite VSX-LX304
Onkyo TX-SR494
Onkyo TX-SR494

Amplifier

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Channels 9.2 7.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 100/8, 225/6 135/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8, 6 6
Frequency response 5Hz-100KHz 10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Digital to analog converter (DAC) AK4458 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, Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Wi-Fi ✔ ✖
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth ✔ ✔
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 ✖
DLNA ✖ ✖
MHL ✖ ✖

Streaming services

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 ✖
Amazon Music ✔ ✖
Spotify ✔ ✖
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora has not

Extensive connection

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
HDMI input/output 7/2 4/1
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) ✔ ✔
HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel) ✖ ✖
HDMI CEC ✔ ✔
Digital content protection (HDCP) HDCP 2.2 HDCP 2.2
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 0/0
Phono (MM) input ✔ ✖
Front panel connectors USB, HDMI, phones, setup mic, AUX USB, phones
Multi channel preamp output ✔ ✖

Video features

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
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 scaling ✖ ✖
HDMI to HDMI scaling ✔ ✖
Dolby Vision ✔ ✖
Other video features DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020 DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020

Additional features

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Voice control Amazon Alexa ✖
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 USB
Other additional features has not has not

Multi-room

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Multi-room zones 3 2
Zone audio output speaker, preout speaker
Zone HDMI output ✔ ✖
Multi-room control Pioneer Control App, FlareConnect has not
RS-232 1 0
Remote control input/output (IR) 1/1 0/0
DC trigger output (12V) 2 0

Multichannel surround

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
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 VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
MP3 ✔ ✔
WMA ✔ ✖
AAC ✔ ✔
WAV ✔ ✖
FLAC ✔ ✖
ALAC ✔ ✖
Other audio file formats AIFF has not

Power

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Operational power consumption, W 750 490
Standby consumption, W 0.15 0.1
Removable power cord ✔ ✖

Dimensions

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.5 x 17.3 x 37/17 x 6.8 x 14.5 43.5 x 16.1 x 32.7/17 x 6.3 x 12.6
Weight, kg/lbs 10.8/23.8 8.2/18.1

Other

Elite VSX-LX304 TX-SR494
Release year 2019 2019
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