Yamaha RX 300 A vs Yamaha RX 500 A

Comparison of RX 300 A, RX 500 A

29 specifications	A Yamaha RX 300 AView product	B Yamaha RX 500 AView product
Audioidentical
Power output per channel (20-20KHz@8 Ohm)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	145 W
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.0 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power output per channel (1KHz@6 Ohm)Known for one	145 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
File formats1 differ
Audio formats supportedDiffers	AAC, MP3, WMA, MPEG, WAV	AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, WMA, MPEG, WAV
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Radioidentical
Internet radioKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internet radio services supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Spotify
Video1 differ
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technologyDiffers	Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range (HDR) 1000	Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range (HDR) 1000, High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10 Plus)
Technical details1 differ
Audio decodersDiffers	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, Dolby TrueHD	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, DTS-ES, Dolby TrueHD
Audio Return Channel (ARC)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AirPlayKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	7.6 kg	8 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	9.1 kg	9.4 kg

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