Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505 vs. Marantz SR5015

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Elite VSX-LX505 vs SR5015 comparison chart

Elite VSX-LX505 vs SR5015 comparison

Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505
Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505
Marantz SR5015
Marantz SR5015

Amplifier

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Channels 9.2 7.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 120/8, 230/6 100/8, 200/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8, 6 8, 6
Frequency response 20Hz-20KHz 20Hz-20KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Digital to analog converter (DAC) 192 KHz/24-bit N/A
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, Dirac Live Room Correction Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Compressed Audio Enhancer(MDAX2), Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz 2.4/5GHz
USB 2 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 1
DLNA
MHL

Streaming services

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud

Extensive connection

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
HDMI input/output 7/2 6/2
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 2
Coaxial digital input 1 2
Composite input 2 3
Component input/output 1 2/1
Phono (MM) input
Front panel connectors HDMI, USB, phones, setup mic USB, phones, setup mic
Multi channel preamp output

Video features

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
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
Analog to HDMI scaling
HDMI to HDMI scaling
Dolby Vision
Other video features DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020, LipSync HLG, BT.2020, Dynamic HDR

Additional features

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
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 colour OSD 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 App Control, Sonos Connect control IP Control, Web Control, App Control, RS232 Control

Multi-room

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Multi-room zones 2 2
Zone audio output speaker, preout speaker, preout
Zone HDMI output
Multi-room control Pioneer Control App Marantz AVR Remote app, HEOS App
RS-232 1 0
Remote control input/output (IR) 1/1 0/0
DC trigger output (12V) 2 1

Multichannel surround

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Dolby Atmos
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Surround
Dolby (other) Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
DTS:X
DTS HD Master
DTS Virtual:X
DTS Neural:X
DTS (other) DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-EXPRESS DTS-HD
Auro-3D
IMAX Enhanced
Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
ALAC
Other audio file formats AIFF, DSD FLAC HD

Power

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Operational power consumption, W 850 650
Standby consumption, W 0.1 0.2
Removable power cord

Dimensions

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.5 x 18.5 x 38.6/17.1 x 7.5 x 15.3 43.9 x 34.7 x 23.1/17.3 x 13.7 x 9.1
Weight, kg/lbs 13/28.7 10.1/22.3

Other

Elite VSX-LX505 SR5015
Release year 2021 2020
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