Yamaha RX-V385 (Asian version)
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Overview
Yamaha RX-V385 was introduced in 2018. It is equipped with 5 channel amplifier and is capable of 5.1 maximum channel processing.
We evaluated the Receiver and gave 71 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the amplifier specifications, audio and video features, connectivity, multizone capabilities, radio and many other details.
Amplifier score is based on power ratings, minimum impedance load, power supply, transformer type, total harmonic distortion, damping factor, signal to noise ratio and other small details. Audio score depends on the number of channels, front wide channel support, maximum channel processing, support of audio formats, DAC specifications, room calibration algorithm... Video score is based on HDR, Dolby Vision and video signal passthrough and upscaling, analog to HDMI upconversion. Connectivity score is defined from all wired and wireless inputs and outputs, internet and bluetooth connections, HEOS, SONOS and others. Multizone score depends on the number of zones with their outputs. Radio score is evaluated form digital radio support and analog tuner with its frequency range, signal to noise ratio, harmonic distortion...
Pros and Cons
In this section we present pros and cons of Yamaha RX-V385.
PROS |
|---|
| 👍 Bi-amp Capability |
| 👍 Dolby TrueHD |
| 👍 Dolby Digital Plus |
| 👍 Dolby Pro Logic |
| 👍 DTS Neo |
| 👍 DTS-HD Master Audio |
| 👍 DTS-HD High Resolution Audio |
| 👍 DTS 96/24 |
| 👍 DSD via HDMI |
| 👍 Dialog Level Adjustment |
| 👍 Compressed Music Enhancer |
| 👍 Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) |
| 👍 Auto Speaker Calibration System with Mic. |
| 👍 HDR10 |
| 👍 BT.2020 color space |
| 👍 Dolby Vision |
| 👍 HLG |
| 👍 3-D Ready |
| 👍 4K or 8K Video Passthrough |
| 👍 4K or 8K Signal Upscaling |
| 👍 Bluetooth |
| 👍 eARC |
| 👍 New HDCP Version |
| 👍 USB Input |
| 👍 Composite Video Inputs |
| 👍 Composite Video Outputs |
| 👍 Zones |
| 👍 Analog Tuner |
CONS |
|---|
| 👎 No Front Wide Channel Support |
| 👎 Not Certified 4 Ω Performance |
| 👎 Few Channel Processing |
| 👎 No Dolby Atmos |
| 👎 No Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization |
| 👎 No Dolby Surround Upmixer |
| 👎 No DTS:X |
| 👎 No DTS Neural:X |
| 👎 No DTS Virtual:X |
| 👎 No IMAX Enhanced |
| 👎 No Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer |
| 👎 No High Resolution Music Playback via USB and/or Network |
| 👎 No Gapless Playback |
| 👎 No DSD via USB |
| 👎 No DTS Dialog Control |
| 👎 No High-resolution Music Enhancer |
| 👎 No HDR10+ |
| 👎 No Chromecast Built-In |
| 👎 Does not Work with Amazon Alexa |
| 👎 Does Not Work with SONOS |
| 👎 No Ethernet |
| 👎 No Wi-Fi |
| 👎 Few HDMI Inputs |
| 👎 Few HDMI Outputs |
| 👎 Few Analog Audio Line Inputs |
| 👎 No Phono Input |
| 👎 No Component Video Inputs |
| 👎 No Multi-Channel Input |
| 👎 No Analog Pre-Outs |
| 👎 No Pandora |
| 👎 No Spotify |
| 👎 No Tidal |
| 👎 No Deezer |
| 👎 No Napster |
| 👎 No SiriusXM Internet Radio |
| 👎 Old Bluetooth Version |
Major Changes from its predecessor
Here we are comparing Yamaha RX-V385 to its predecessor RX-V383 and displaying the major changes.
| UPGRADES | Yamaha RX-V385 | vs | Yamaha RX-V383 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi-amp capability | vs |
For more detailed comparison between the models please visit Yamaha RX-V385 vs Yamaha RX-V383.
Amplifier
Yamaha RX-V385 has 5 channel amplifier and delivers 70 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven).
Video Features
The Receiver has 4K passthrough up to 60p and 4K upscaling up to 60p. It can bypass HDR10, Dolby Vision.
HDR10
High-dynamic-range (HDR) video has greater dynamic range than standard-dynamic-range (SDR) video with brigter whites and deeper blacks. HDR10 was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 supports up to 1000 nits of brightness and 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and supports up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.
Adaptive DRC
Yamaha RX-V385 features Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) which automatically adjusts the dynamic range of the sound according to the volume level. This ensures that you hear clear dialog and vocals, and all sound effects at comfortable levels. There is no need to adjust the volume level as you listen; everything from whispers to big explosions will be heard clearly and comfortably at the same volume setting. It also tones down loud TV commercials, and is ideal for low-volume, late-night listening, when you do not want to disturb others.
Room Correction
Yamaha RX-V385 comes with YPAO room correction system and includes the calibration microphone.
Connectivity
Yamaha RX-V385 can also connect to bluetooth devices via built-in bluetooth adapter. It has 4 HDMI inputs and HDCP 2.3 copy protection.
Front panel has USB and mini-jack Audio inputs.
Specifications
Here we list all the available features and specifications of Yamaha RX-V385.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Yamaha |
| Model | RX-V385 |
| Type | A/V Receiver |
| Country | Asia |
| Release Year | 2018 |
| AMPLIFIER | |
|---|---|
| Channels | 5.1 |
| Front Wide Channel Support | |
| THX™ Certification | |
| Continuous 6 Ω Rated | |
| Certified 4 Ω Performance | |
| Bi-amp Capability | |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Surround:AI™ | |
| DAC | Burr-Brown DAC x 3 |
| Maximum Channel Processing | 5.1 |
| Air Studios Monitor Certification | |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization | |
| Dolby TrueHD | |
| Dolby Digital Plus | |
| Dolby Surround Upmixer | |
| Dolby Pro Logic | PLII |
| Dolby Digital EX | |
| DTS:X | |
| DTS Neural:X | |
| DTS Virtual:X | |
| DTS Neo | 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 |
| Music Playback via USB | MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, WAV |
| High Resolution Music Playback via USB and/or Network | |
| Multi-Channel Music File Playback via USB | |
| Gapless Playback | |
| DSD via HDMI | 2-ch/Multi-ch Input |
| DSD via USB | |
| DSD to PCM Converter | |
| USB DAC | |
| DTS Dialog Control | |
| Dialog Level Adjustment | |
| Dialog Normalization | |
| Dialogue Lift | |
| Compressed Music Enhancer | including enhancer for Bluetooth® |
| High-resolution Music Enhancer | |
| Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) | |
| Initial Volume & Maximum Volume Setting | |
| Audyssey Dynamic EQ | |
| Audyssey Dynamic Volume | |
| Audyssey LFC | |
| Audyssey Sub EQ HT | |
| Audyssey DSX | |
| Direct Mode | |
| Straight Decoding Mode | |
| CINEMA DSP | |
| DSP Programs | 17 |
| SILENT CINEMA / Virtual CINEMA DSP | Virtual CINEMA FRONT |
| Virtual Speakers | |
| Independent Dual Subwoofer Output | |
| CALIBRATION | |
|---|---|
| Auto Speaker Calibration System with Mic. | YPAO sound optimization |
| YPAO Volume | |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| Video Signal Type | PAL |
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| BT.2020 color space | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) | |
| 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 60p 4:4:4 |
| Video Signal Upscaling | up to 4K 60p 4:4:4 |
| Analog To HDMI Upconversion | |
| Component Video Upscaling | |
| Analog to Analog Video conversion | |
| isf Certified Calibration Control | |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
|---|---|
| MHL Input | |
| FireConnect | |
| FlareConnect | |
| MusicCast | |
| Chromecast Built-In | |
| DTS Play-Fi | |
| Works with Amazon Alexa | |
| Works with SONOS | |
| AirPlay | |
| Remote App | |
| InstaPrevue Input Source Prevue | |
| Ethernet | |
| Ethernet Switch | |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Bluetooth | SBC, in and out |
| HDBaseT Compatible | |
| Enhanced ARC | via firmware update |
| HDCP Version | 2.3 |
| HDMI Input | 4 |
| HDMI Output | 1 |
| USB Input | USB memory, Portable Audio Player |
| USB DC Out Port | |
| Analog Audio Line Input | 3 (1 Front) |
| Analog Audio Line Output | |
| Phono Input | |
| Optical In | 1 |
| Optical Out | |
| Coaxial In/Out | 2 / |
| Composite Video Input | 3 |
| Composite Video Output | 1 |
| S-Video Input | |
| S-Video Output | |
| Component Video Input | |
| Component Video Output | |
| PC In | |
| Multi-Channel Input | |
| Analog Pre-Outs | 0.1 |
| XLR Inputs | |
| XLR Pre-outs | |
| Front A/V Inputs | USB, mini-jack Audio |
| Speaker A/B | |
| Headphone Out | 6.3 mm |
| ZONES | |
|---|---|
| Zones | 1 |
| Zone B Video Output | |
| RS-232 | |
| +12V Trigger Output | |
| Remote (IR) Input/Output | 0 / 0 |
| Party Mode | |
| MISC | |
|---|---|
| On-Screen Display | color OSD |
| SCENE | SCENE (4 sets) |
| Web Browser Control | |
| PreAmp Mode | |
| Remote Controller | |
| Detachable Power Cord | |
| dockport | |
| RADIO | |
|---|---|
| Analog Tuner | FM/AM |
| Presets | 40 |
| Digital Radio | |
| Internet Radio | |
| Pandora | |
| Spotify | |
| Tidal | |
| Deezer | |
| Napster | |
| SiriusXM Internet Radio | |
| CONSTRUCTION | |
|---|---|
| A.R.T. Wedge | |
| Speaker Terminals | 5 |
| Large Speaker Terminals | 5 |
| Color-Coded Speaker Terminals | |
| Gold plated RCA terminals | |
| POWER | |
|---|---|
| Power Supply | AC 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption | 260 W |
| Maximum Power Consumption | 600 W |
| Standby Power | 0.1 W |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| ECO Mode / Hybrid Standby Function | |
| Auto Power Standby | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 435 mm x 161 mm x 315 mm 17-1/8" x 6-3/8" x 12-3/8" |
| Dimensions of Package (W x H x D) | 20.5" x 16" x 9" |
| Weight | 7.7 kg (17.0 lbs) |
| Weight of Package | 30 lbs |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
| SPECS | |
|---|---|
| Power Output (6 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 | 70 W (0.09% THD) |
| Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 1 channel driven, FTC) | 100 W (0.9% THD) |
| Maximum Effective Power Output (6 Ω, 1 kHz, 1 channel driven, JEITA) | 135 W (10% THD) |
| Dynamic Power per Channel (2 | 150 W |
| Dynamic Power per Channel (4 Ω, Front) | 130 W |
| Dynamic Power per Channel (6 Ω, Front) | 110 W |
| Damping Factor | 100 (Front, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 8 Ω) |
| Input Sensitivity and Impedance (Line) | 200 mV/47 kΩ |
| Maximum Input Sensitivity (Line) | 2.3 V (1 kHz, 0.5% THD) |
| Rated Preout Level and Impedance | 1.0 V/1.2 kΩ (Subwoofer) |
| Rated Headphone Jack Output Level and Impedance | 100 mV/470 Ω (1 kHz, 50 mV, 8 Ω) |
| S/N Ratio (Line, IHF-A) | 110 dB |
| Frequency Response (Analog In) | +0/-3 dB (AV 2 etc. to Front, 10 Hz to 100 kHz) |
| Residual Noise (IHF-A Network) | 150 µV (Speaker Out) |
| Channel Separation at 1 kHz/10 kHz (LINE) | 70 dB/50 dB |
| DSD Sampling Rates via HDMI | 2.8 MHz |
| Video Input Sensitivity/Output Level and Impedance | 1 Vp-p/75 Ω (Composite) |
| Video Maximum Input | 1.5 Vp-p |
| Video S/N Ratio | 50 dB |
| Bluetooth Version | 2.1 + EDR |
| Bluetooth Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| USB Terminal | USB2.0 5 V, 1 A |
| FM Frequency | 87.5/87.50 MHz - 108.0/108.00 MHz |
| FM 50 dB Quiet Sensitivity (IHF, 1 kHz, 100% MOD.) | Mono: 3 µV (20.8 dBf) |
| FM S/N Ratio | Mono/Stereo: 65 dB/64 dB |
| FM Harmonic Distortion (IHF, 1 kHz) | Mono/Stereo: 0.5%/0.6% |
| AM Frequency | 530/531 kHz - 1710/1611 kHz |
* - 480i/576i and 480p/576p only
** - 480i/576i only
*** - no 1080p/24 upconversion
**** - 1080p signal is not converted
