Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505 vs. Onkyo TX-SR494

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Elite VSX-LX505 vs TX-SR494 comparison chart

Elite VSX-LX505 vs TX-SR494 comparison

Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505
Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505
Onkyo TX-SR494
Onkyo TX-SR494

Amplifier

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Channels 9.2 7.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 120/8, 230/6 135/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8, 6 6
Frequency response 20Hz-20KHz 10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Digital to analog converter (DAC) 192 KHz/24-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, Dirac Live Room Correction Advanced Music Optimizer, Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz
USB 2 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45) 1
DLNA
MHL

Streaming services

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud has not

Extensive connection

Elite VSX-LX505 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 2.3 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 2 0
Component input/output 1 0/0
Phono (MM) input
Front panel connectors HDMI, USB, phones, setup mic USB, phones
Multi channel preamp output

Video features

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
HDR (High Dynamic Range) HDR10+ HDR10
4K signal pass-through 4K/120Hz 4K/60Hz
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 scaling
HDMI to HDMI scaling
Dolby Vision
Other video features DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020, LipSync DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020

Additional features

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Voice control Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI
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 App Control, Sonos Connect control has not

Multi-room

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Multi-room zones 2 2
Zone audio output speaker, preout speaker
Zone HDMI output
Multi-room control Pioneer Control App 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-LX505 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-EXPRESS DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS
Auro-3D
IMAX Enhanced
Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
ALAC
Other audio file formats AIFF, DSD has not

Power

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Operational power consumption, W 850 490
Standby consumption, W 0.1 0.1
Removable power cord

Dimensions

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.5 x 18.5 x 38.6/17.1 x 7.5 x 15.3 43.5 x 16.1 x 32.7/17 x 6.3 x 12.6
Weight, kg/lbs 13/28.7 8.2/18.1

Other

Elite VSX-LX505 TX-SR494
Release year 2021 2019
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