Marantz SR5014 vs. Onkyo TX-SR494

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SR5014 vs TX-SR494 comparison chart

Overall
Marantz SR5014
9
Onkyo TX-SR494
5.5
Amplifier
8
7
Audio features
10
9
Connectivity
8
5
Streaming services
9
0
Extensive connection
10
6
Multi-room
8
2
Additional features
10
6
Video features
10
6
Multichannel surround
8
7

SR5014 vs TX-SR494 comparison

Marantz SR5014
Marantz SR5014
Onkyo TX-SR494
Onkyo TX-SR494

Amplifier

SR5014 TX-SR494
Channels 7.2 7.2
Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm 100/8, 180/6 135/6
Output impedance, Ohm 8, 6 6
Frequency response 10Hz-100KHz 10Hz-100KHz
THD in stereo, % 0.08 0.08

Audio features

SR5014 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 Audyssey MultEQ XT AccuEQ
Speaker A/B switching ✔ ✖
Other audio features Audyssey Dynamic Volume, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, Compressed Audio Enhancer(MDAX2), Hi-Res audio Advanced Music Optimizer, Hi-Res audio

Connectivity

SR5014 TX-SR494
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz ✖
USB 1 (USB 2.0) 1 (USB 2.0)
Bluetooth ✔ ✔
Ethernet (RJ45) 1 ✖
DLNA ✖ ✖
MHL ✖ ✖

Streaming services

SR5014 TX-SR494
Apple Music (AirPlay) AirPlay, AirPlay 2 ✖
Amazon Music ✔ ✖
Spotify ✔ ✖
Other streaming services Deezer, TIDAL, Pandora, Napster, TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio has not

Extensive connection

SR5014 TX-SR494
HDMI input/output 8/2 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 2 1
Coaxial digital input 2 1
Composite input 2 0
Component input/output 2/1 0/0
Phono (MM) input ✔ ✖
Front panel connectors USB, HDMI, phones USB, phones
Multi channel preamp output ✔ ✖

Video features

SR5014 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 ✖
Analog to HDMI scaling ✔ ✖
HDMI to HDMI scaling ✔ ✖
Dolby Vision ✔ ✖
Other video features HLG, BT.2020 DeepColor, x.v.Color, HLG, BT.2020

Additional features

SR5014 TX-SR494
Voice control Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Josh.AI ✖
App control iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Amazon Kindle 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 IP Control, Web Control has not

Multi-room

SR5014 TX-SR494
Multi-room zones 2 2
Zone audio output speaker, preout speaker
Zone HDMI output ✖ ✖
Multi-room control Marantz AVR Remote App, HEOS App has not
RS-232 1 0
Remote control input/output (IR) 1/0 0/0
DC trigger output (12V) 1 0

Multichannel surround

SR5014 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

SR5014 TX-SR494
MP3 ✔ ✔
WMA ✔ ✖
AAC ✔ ✔
WAV ✔ ✖
FLAC ✔ ✖
ALAC ✔ ✖
Other audio file formats has not has not

Power

SR5014 TX-SR494
Operational power consumption, W 650 490
Standby consumption, W 0.2 0.1
Removable power cord ✔ ✖

Dimensions

SR5014 TX-SR494
Size W x H x D, cm/inches 43.5 x 16.1 x 33/17 x 6.3 x 13.7 43.5 x 16.1 x 32.7/17 x 6.3 x 12.6
Weight, kg/lbs 9.9/22.2 8.2/18.1

Other

SR5014 TX-SR494
Release year 2019 2019
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