Denon AVR-S530BT vs Onkyo TX-NR525

GENERAL	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Brand	Denon	Onkyo
Model	AVR-S530BT	TX-NR525
Type	A/V Receiver	A/V Receiver
Country	USA	Taiwan
Release Year	2016	2013
Predecessor		Onkyo TX-NR515
Successor	Denon AVR-S540BT	Onkyo TX-NR535

AMPLIFIER	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Channels	5.2	5.2
Power Output	70 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven)	80 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven)
Discrete Amplification
WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology)
VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry)
Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry
THX™ Certification
Continuous 6 Ω Rated
Certified 4 Ω Performance
Discrete Output Stage Circuitry
3-Stage Inverted Darlington Circuitry
PUSH-PULL Design
Mono Block Power Amplifier Construction
Independent Block Construction (Amp/Preprocessor)
Bi-amp Capability
BTL (Bridged Transless or Bridging)

AUDIO FEATURES	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engine		Advanced 32-Bit Processing DSP Chip
DAC		Burr-Brown
DAC Specs	192 kHz/24 Bit	192 kHz/24 Bit
Maximum Channel Processing	5.1	5.1
D.D.S.C. HD Digital
Alpha Processing
Air Studios Monitor Certification
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
Dolby Atmos Music
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Surround Upmixer
Dolby Pro Logic	PLII	PLII
Dolby Digital EX
Surround EX
DTS:X
DTS Neural:X
DTS Virtual:X
DTS Neo	Neo:6	Neo:6
DTS-HD Master Audio
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
DTS 96/24
DTS Express
DTS-ES
IMAX Enhanced
Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer
PCM	2-ch/Multi-ch Input	2-ch/Multi-ch Input
Network Audio Formats
Music Playback via USB	MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC	FLAC, WAV, Apple Lossless, WMA, WMA Lossless, Ogg, MP3, DSD, AAC, LPCM, Dolby TruHD
High Resolution Music Playback via USB and/or Network	up to 96 kHz	up to 192 kHz
High Resolution Audio Formats via USB	FLAC	FLAC, WAV, WMA Lossless, Apple Lossless, DSD, AAC, LPCM
Gapless Playback
DSD via HDMI		2-ch/Multi-ch Input
DSD via USB		2-ch Input
DSD to PCM Converter
USB DAC
Jitter Reduction		PLL (Phase Locked Loop) Jitter-Cleaning Circuit Technology for S/PDIF Audio
DTS Dialogue Control
Dialog Enhancement
Dialog Level Adjustment
Dialog normalization
Dialogue Lift
Tone Control		Front L/R Channels
Compressed Music Enhancer		Advanced Music Optimizer
High-resolution Music Enhancer
THX Processing Mode
Audyssey Dynamic EQ
Audyssey Dynamic Volume
Audyssey LFC
Audyssey Sub EQ HT
Audyssey DSX
Phase-Matching Bass Boost
Direct Mode
Pure Audio Mode
Pure Direct Analog Path Mode
Pure Direct Mode
Virtual Speakers		T-D (Theater-Dimensional)
Independent Subwoofer Outputs

CALIBRATION	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Auto Speaker Calibration System with Mic.		Audyssey MultEQ
Audyssey App Support
Optimized Bass Redirection
Bass Sync

VIDEO FEATURES	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
HDR10
HDR10+
Dynamic HDR
BT.2020 color space
Dolby Vision
HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
HDBaseT Compatible
Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC)
HDCP Version	2.2	2.2
QMS (Quick Media Switching)
ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode)
VRR (Variable Refresh Rate)
QFT (Quick Frame transport)
3-D Ready
Video Signal Passthrough	up to 4K 50/60Hz 4:4:4	up to 4K/30p
Video Signal Upscaling
Analog To HDMI Upconversion
Component Video Upscaling
Analog to Analog Video conversion
isf Certified Calibration Control

CONNECTIVITY	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Wi-Fi		via Front USB (optional UWF-1 sold separately)
Bluetooth	SBC, AAC	via Front USB (optional UBT-1 adapter sold separately)
Bluetooth Headphone Transmission
Works with Amazon Alexa
Chromecast Built-In
Works with SonoS
HEOS
DTS Play-Fi
MHL Input
DLNA 1.5
AirPlay
Apple Product Connection	iPod, iPhone and iPad	iPod and iPhone via front USB
Remote App	Denon 500 Series Bluetooth Remote App for iOS and Android devices and Amazon Kindle	iPod touch/iPhone and Android-Powered Devices
InstaPrevue Input Source Prevue

TERMINALS	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
HDMI Inputs	5	6
HDMI Outputs	1	1
8K Inputs
USB Input	1 (Front) for USB memory	1 Front (for iPod/iPhone) and 1 Rear
USB DC Out Port
Optical Inputs	2	1
Optical Outputs
Coaxial Inputs	1	2
RCA Line Inputs	2	6 (1 front)
RCA Line Outputs
XLR Line Inputs
Phono Input
Multi-Channel Input
RCA Pre-Outs	0.2	0.2
XLR Pre-outs
Composite Video Inputs	2	5 (1 front)
Composite Video Outputs	1	1
S-Video Inputs
S-Video Outputs
Component Video Inputs		2
Component Video Outputs		1
Ethernet
Ethernet Switch
PC In
Front A/V Inputs	USB	L/R Audio, Composite, USB
Speaker A/B
Headphone Out	6.3 mm (1/4")	6.3 mm (1/4")
Detachable Power Cord
uport

ZONES	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Number of Zones	1	2
Powered Zones
Zone 2 Outs		RCA Line Out
Whole House Mode
RS-232C Interface
+12V Trigger Output		0
Remote (IR) Input/Output	0 / 0	0 / 0

MISCELLANEOUS	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
On-Screen Display
GUI Languages	3
Control4 SDDP
Display	1 line
Remote Controller	RC-1216
Pre-programmed / Learnable / LCD Display	/ /
ONKYO-RI System Control
RIHD (Remote Interactive Over HDMI)
Pre-Pro/Learning Remote		/
On Screen Remote Programming
Bi-directional Remote Setup via GUI
Activity Based Remote
Smart Grid-Ready
Denon Link HD
Setup Assistant
Quick Select plus / Quick Select	/

RADIO	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Analog Tuner	FM/AM	FM/AM
Presets		40
Digital Radio
Internet Radio		TuneIn
Pandora
Spotify
Tidal
Deezer
Napster
SiriusXM

CONSTRUCTION	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Front Panel	not Metal
Solid Aluminum Front
Speaker Terminals	5	5
Large Speaker Terminals		5
Color-Coded Speaker Terminals
Transparent High-Grade Speaker Terminals
High Grade Audio Components
Gold plated RCA terminals

POWER	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Power Supply	AC 120 V, 60 Hz	AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Independent Power Supply
H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply)		Massive High Power Transformer
Toroidal Transformer
Power Consumption	310 W	4.2 A
No Sound Power	ECO On/Off: 26 W/35 W	60 W
Standby Power	0.1 W	0.15 W
ECO Mode / Hybrid Standby Function
Auto Power off

PHYSICAL	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Dimensions (W x H x D)	434 mm x 151 mm x 319mm	435 mm x 173.5 mm x 328 mm 17-1/8" x 6-13/16" x 12-15/16"
Weight	7.5 kg (16 lbs 9 oz)	8.5 kg (18.7 lbs)

SPECIFICATIONS	Denon AVR-S530BT	Onkyo TX-NR525
Power Output (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven, FTC)	70 W (0.08% THD)	80 W (0.7% THD)
Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 2 channel driven, FTC)	90 W (0.7% THD)	100 W (0.7% THD)
Maximum Effective Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 1 channel driven, JEITA or IEC)	140 W (10% THD)	160 W
Rated Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 1 channel driven, IEC)		130 W (1% THD)
Dynamic Power per Channel (3 Ω, Front)		180 W
Dynamic Power per Channel (4 Ω, Front)		160 W
Dynamic Power per Channel (8 Ω, Front)		100 W
THD		0.7% (20 Hz - 20 kHz, Half power)
Damping Factor		60 (Front, 1 kHz, 8 Ω)
Input Sensitivity and Impedance (Line)	200 mV/47 kΩ	200 mV/47 kΩ (Line)
Rated Lineout Level and Impedance		200 mV/2.2 kΩ
Maximum Lineout Level and Impedance		2 V/2.2 kΩ
S/N Ratio (Line, IHF-A)	98 dB	100 dB
Frequency Response (Analog In)	+1/-3 dB (10 Hz to 100 kHz, Direct mode)	5 Hz - 100 kHz/+1 dB, -3 dB (DSP bypass)
DSD Sampling Rates via HDMI		2.8 MHz
DSD Sampling Rates via USB		2.8 MHz
Video Input Sensitivity/Output Level and Impedance		1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component Y) 0.7 Vp-p/75 Ω (Component PB/CB, PR/CR) 1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Composite)
Video Frequency Response		5 Hz - 100 MHz/+0 dB, -3 dB (Component)
Ethernet Standard		100BASE-TX
Bluetooth Version	2․1 + EDR
Bluetooth Frequency	2.4 GHz
USB Terminal	USB2.0 5V, 1 A
FM Frequency	87.5 MHz - 107.9 MHz	87.5 MHz - 107.9 MHz
FM 50 dB Quiet Sensitivity (IHF, 1 kHz, 100% MOD.)	Mono: 2.8 µV (20.2 dBf)
FM Effective Sensitivity	1.2 µV (12.8 dBf)
FM S/N Ratio	Mono/Stereo: 70 dB/67 dB
FM Harmonic Distortion (IHF, 1 kHz)	Mono/Stereo: 0.7%/1.0%
AM Frequency	520 kHz - 1710 kHz	522/530 kHz - 1611/1710 kHz
AM Effective Sensitivity	18 µV
Warranty	3 Years	2 Years

* - 480i/576i and 480p/576p only
** - 480i/576i only
*** - no 1080p/24 upconversion
**** - 1080p signal is not converted

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