The RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 have an identical power amp section with 7 channels of amplification. The pre-amp channels on the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 are also 7. The two Yamaha receivers support up to 2 subwoofers. Although you can use the 7.2 pre-outs or the 2 Zone Out jacks on the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 for connecting an external amplifier, you won't be able to expand a Dolby Atmos speaker setup beyond 5.1.2 due to limited processing capability on the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060. You can, however, have up to 9 speakers connected to the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 thanks to the fact that the two receivers have 9 speaker terminals but only up to 7 speakers can be powered on at the same time. The rated power output is 110 W per channel (2-ch driven into 8 ohms; 20Hz-20kHz; 0.06% THD) for both the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060.
The reason there is one extra DSP program on the RX-A1070 in comparison to the RX-A1060 (the RX-A1070 has 24 DSP programs and RX-A1060 has 23 DSP programs) can be explained with the fact that CINEMA DSP HD3 is used by the RX-A1070 whereas the RX-A1060 is equipped with the more basic CINEMA DSP 3D. Although both DSP techniques use sound field data that includes the height axis, or in other words: 3-dimensional sound field data, the advantage to the CINEMA DSP HD3 is the support for rear presence speaker output. This leads to more than two-fold increase in the capability of CINEMA DSP HD3 (and respectively the RX-A1070) for generating acoustic reflections in comparison to the CINEMA DSP 3D, at least with the sound program Hall in Munich. The program that is omitted from the RX-A1060 is called Enhanced, and is suitable for movies since its goal is to create a stereoscopic sound field such as in a movie theater with multiple top speakers (within the constraints of your listening environment).
The HDCP 2.2 compatibility on all 7 HDMI inputs on the back makes both the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 suitable for connecting an Ultra HD Blu-ray player to. Naturally, the 2 HDMI outputs are also HDCP 2.2 compliant. In terms of HDR signal transmission, the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 support HDR10 pass-through but a firmware update is needed for Dolby Vision and HLG pass-through. The RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 also have a single HDMI input on the front but it's not HDCP 2.2 compliant. Where the two receivers differ, however, is the number of legacy video connections. First, the RX-A1070 doesn't have any component or composite video outputs. In contrast, there is one of each on the RX-A1060. Second, there are fewer composite and component video inputs on the RX-A1070 vs RX-A1060. While the RX-A1060 has a total of 5 (1 front and 4 back) composite and 3 component video inputs, the RX-A1070 has only 4 composite and 2 component video inputs. The number of audio connections (either analog or digital) is the same on both the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060.
Although the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric room Acoustic Optimizer) technology is utilized by both receivers, the RX-A1070 performs the EQ calculations with 64-bit precision which leads to an improvement in the accuracy in comparison to the RX-A1060, and subsequently: more natural room acoustics. That being said, the Parametric EQ setting is available on both receivers, and you can choose from the same options on the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060: namely: YPAO: Flat, Front, or Natural, in addition to Manual or Through, in which case the EQ is not used. The YPAO related options can only be selected in case the YPAO auto setup has been performed, and the measurement results have been saved. Speaking of which, there is no difference between the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 when it comes to the YPAO auto setup process. You can perform either a single (at one listening position) or Multi position (at up to 8 listening positions) measurement using the supplied YPAO microphone. Additionally, the RX-A1070 and RX-A1060 give you the option to measure the angle, and height (of presence speakers). The results of the YPAO measurement are also used when the Adaptive DSP level is set to On.
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