Yamaha Aventage RX-A850

    85
    Image cannot be found
    USA and Canada
    General China Korea Australia UK and Europe Asia
    Image cannot be found
    Image cannot be found
    Image cannot be found

    Highlights

    • 7.2 Channels
    • 7.1 Channel Processing
    • 100 W (8 Ω, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 2 channel driven)
    • Dolby Atmos
    • HDR10
    • 4K/60Hz Passthrough, 4K/60Hz Upscaling
    • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet
    • Phono Input

    Disclosure: We earn money from the affiliate links to products associated with content in this article.

    Evaluation

    We evaluate Yamaha Aventage RX-A850 and give score of 85 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 6 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new receiver is added to the database.


    OVERALL
    85

    Amplifier

    EXCELLENT
    89

    We give Yamaha Aventage RX-A850 a score of 89 for Amplifier features.

    •   7.2 Channels
    •   Power Output - 100 W

    Audio Features

    GOOD
    81

    We give Yamaha Aventage RX-A850 a score of 81 for Audio Features features.

    •   7.2 Channels
    •   No Front Wide Channel Support
    •   7.1 Channel Processing
    •   Dolby Atmos
    •   No Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization
    •   No DTS:X
    •   No IMAX Enhanced
    •   No Auro 3D with Auro-Matic Upmixer
    •   DSD via HDMI

    Video Features

    GOOD
    83

    We give Yamaha Aventage RX-A850 a score of 83 for Video Features features.

    •   HDR10
    •   No HDR10+
    •   No Dolby Vision
    •   No 8K Passthrough
    •   Analog To HDMI Upconversion

    Connectivity

    EXCELLENT
    87

    We give Yamaha Aventage RX-A850 a score of 87 for Connectivity features.

    •   No eARC
    •   New HDCP Version
    •   Wi-Fi
    •   Bluetooth
    •   Works with Amazon Alexa
    •   8 HDMI Inputs
    •   2 HDMI Outputs
    •   0 8K Input
    •   USB Input
    •   RCA Line Inputs
    •   Phono Input
    •   RCA Pre-Outs
    •   Composite Video Inputs
    •   Component Video Inputs
    •   Ethernet
    •   Bluetooth 2․1 + EDR

    Zones

    GOOD
    81

    We give Yamaha Aventage RX-A850 a score of 81 for Zones features.

    •   2 Zones

    Radio

    EXCELLENT
    89

    We give Yamaha Aventage RX-A850 a score of 89 for Radio features.

    •   Analog Tuner
    •   Pandora
    •   Spotify
    •   No Tidal

    For a full review please go to the   Main Page.

    Discussion

    Amazon Affiliate Disclosure
    ZKelectronics is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon (.com, .co.uk, .ca, etc) and any other websites that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.