Yamaha RX-V4A vs. Yamaha RX-V6A

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RX-V4A vs RX-V6A comparison chart

RX-V4A vs RX-V6A comparison

Yamaha RX-V4A
Yamaha RX-V4A
Yamaha RX-V6A
Yamaha RX-V6A

Amplifier

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Channels 5.2 7.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 80/6 100/8
Output impedance, Ohm 6 8
Frequency response 10Hz-100KHz 10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.06 0.06

Audio features

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Digital to analog converter (DAC) N/A N/A
Bi-amping
Pure direct (straight)
Auto speaker calibration YPAO YPAO
Speaker A/B switching
Other audio features CINEMA DSP, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT CINEMA DSP 3D, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT

Connectivity

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz 2.4/5GHz
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 1
DLNA
MHL

Streaming services

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 AirPlay, AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Qobuz Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, SiriusXM, Qobuz

Extensive connection

RX-V4A RX-V6A
HDMI input/output 4/1 7/1
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) 0 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, phones, setup mic USB, phones, setup mic
Multi channel preamp output

Video features

RX-V4A RX-V6A
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 scaling
HDMI to HDMI scaling
Dolby Vision
Other video features x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020 x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020

Additional features

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Voice control Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
App control iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android
Display colour OSD colour OSD
Tuner FM AM, FM
Sleep timer
Auto power off
ECO mode
Graphical user interface (GUI) N/A
Setup assistant
Firmware update network, USB network, USB
Other additional features App Control Web Control, App Control

Multi-room

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Multi-room zones has not 2
Zone audio output has not preout
Zone HDMI output has not
Multi-room control MusicCast MusicCast
RS-232 0 0
Remote control input/output (IR) 0/0 0/0
DC trigger output (12V) 0 0

Multichannel surround

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Surround
Dolby (other) Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
DTS:X
DTS HD Master
DTS Virtual:X
DTS Neural:X
DTS (other) 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

RX-V4A RX-V6A
MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
ALAC
Other audio file formats AIFF, DSD AIFF, DSD

Power

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Operational power consumption, W 260 360
Standby consumption, W 0.1 0.1
Removable power cord

Dimensions

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.1 x 15.2 x 35.5/17.1 x 6.7 x 14.8 43.1 x 15.2 x 35.5/17.1 x 6.7 x 14.8
Weight, kg/lbs 8.6/19.4 9.6/21.6

Other

RX-V4A RX-V6A
Release year 2020 2020
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