Yamaha RX-A6A vs. Onkyo TX-NR797

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RX-A6A vs TX-NR797 comparison chart

RX-A6A vs TX-NR797 comparison

Yamaha RX-A6A
Yamaha RX-A6A
Onkyo TX-NR797
Onkyo TX-NR797

Amplifier

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Channels 9.2 9.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 150/8 100/8, 220/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8 8, 6
Frequency response 10Hz-100KHz 10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.06 0.08

Audio features

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Digital to analog converter (DAC) 384 KHz/32-bit AK4458 384 KHz/32-bit
Bi-amping
Pure direct (straight)
Auto speaker calibration YPAO AccuEQ
Speaker A/B switching
Other audio features CINEMA DSP 3D, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT Advanced Music Optimizer, Theater-Dimensional, Hi-Res audio, Dynamic Audio Amplification

Connectivity

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 1
DLNA
MHL

Streaming services

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Napster, SoundCloud Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, TuneIn Radio

Extensive connection

RX-A6A TX-NR797
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 1 1/0
Phono (MM) input
Front panel connectors USB, phones, setup mic HDMI, phones, setup mic, AUX
Multi channel preamp output

Video features

RX-A6A TX-NR797
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 analog to HDMI
Analog to HDMI scaling
HDMI to HDMI scaling
Dolby Vision
Other video features x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020, LipSync DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020

Additional features

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Voice control Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI 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 Web Control, App Control IP Control

Multi-room

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Multi-room zones 3 3
Zone audio output preout speaker, preout
Zone HDMI output
Multi-room control MusicCast FlareConnect
RS-232 0 1
Remote control input/output (IR) 1/1 1/0
DC trigger output (12V) 2 1

Multichannel surround

RX-A6A TX-NR797
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-HD DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS
Auro-3D
IMAX Enhanced
Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

RX-A6A TX-NR797
MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
ALAC
Other audio file formats AIFF, DSD AIFF

Power

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Operational power consumption, W 500 750
Standby consumption, W 0.4 0.15
Removable power cord

Dimensions

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.4 x 25.4 x 38.1/17 x 10 x 17 43.5 x 17.3 x 37.9/17 x 6.8 x 14.5
Weight, kg/lbs 18.6/41.2 13.5/29.8

Other

RX-A6A TX-NR797
Release year 2021 2019
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