Receiver Specifications
Pioneer
VSX-516
- 7.1 channel
- Bi-amp
- Speakers A, B, A+B (B speakers use surround back channels)
- No HDMI
- Infinite volume knob
- Overall bass & treble controls, +- 6 dB; no per-channel EQ, no center channel EQ
- 1x optical, 2x coax digital in
- No forced audio delay
- Configurable and operable from front panel, remote not required
A more upscale model of the same timeframe is VSX-816 which includes MCACC.
Sony
- 2009: STR-DN1000
- 2010: STR-DN1010 Review
- 2011: STR-DN1020
- 2012: STR-DN1030 (competes with RX-V673)
- 2013: STR-DN840, STR-DN1040
- 2014: STR-DN850, STR-DN1050
- 2015: STR-DN860, STR-DN1060
- 2015: STR-DN1070
General notes:
- STR-DN1000 through STR-DN1080 have 7 total amplified outputs. None of them support a second pair of front speakers and zone 2 output, if present, is not amplifed.
STR-DB830 / STR-DB930
- Circa 1999
- Fixed stops volume knob
- No per-channel EQ
- Optical and coax audio in
- No HDMI
- Configurable and operable from front panel
- No multi-channel stereo
- 5.1 channel
- Speakers A, B, A+B
- No bi-amp
Looks like these are older than STR-DE845.
STR-DE845 / STR-DE945
- Fixed stops volume knob
- Per-channel EQ
- Optical and coax audio in
- No HDMI
- Configurable and operable from front panel
- No multi-channel stereo
- 5.1 channel
- Speakers A, B, A+B
- No bi-amp
STR-DG500
- Circa 2006
- Infinite(?) volume knob
- Front speaker only EQ
- 2 optical, 1 coax audio in
- No HDMI
- Configuration requires remote
- No multi-channel stereo
- 6.1 channel (5.1 + single surround back speaker output)
- Speakers A, B, A+B
- No bi-amp
STR-DN850
- Introduced in 2014
- 7.1 channel
- One pair of front speakers only, 7 total amplified outputs
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, aptX, NFC, USB
- HDMI, 4K
STR-DN1000
- Circa 2009
- Configuration requires remote, does not require TV to be attached
- Multi-channel stereo ("multi stereo")
- A/V sync delay
- 7.1 channel
- Bi-amp capable
- No extra output for speakers B but surround back can be assigned as speakers B, then speakers B can be toggled on front panel
- No pre-amp outputs
- Although it's supposedly a "network" receiver, the network functionality is accomplished through proprietary add-on cards; no Ethernet, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity on the receiver itself.
- Overall equalizer only (no per-channel EQ), bass & treble only
- Separate equalizer for headphones
Yamaha
RX-V675
- Configuration requires remote and TV attached?
RX-V4A
- HDMI
- Configuration requires remote and TV attached. Changing many settings that used to be on the front panel/remote in earlier receivers also requires the TV attached, e.g. tone controls. Perhaps some of these can be adjusted via the smartphone app?
- Multi-channel stereo
- 5.1 channel
- Bi-amp capable but uses two of the 5 channels to do so, losing surround in the process
- One pair of front speakers only
- Per-channel EQ