JBL Bar 5.1 vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

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JBL Bar 5.1 vs Yamaha YAS-109 comparison chart

JBL Bar 5.1 vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

JBL Bar 5.1
vs
Yamaha YAS-109

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so JBL Bar 5.1 vs Yamaha YAS-109 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Bar 5.1 has a total rating of 7.2 out of 10 versus 8 for YAS-109. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the JBL Bar 5.1 has 5.1 versus 2.1 for the Yamaha YAS-109. The output power is different and equal to 510 (overall) W for the Bar 5.1 versus 120 (overall) W for the YAS-109. Only the Yamaha YAS-109 has a built-in subwoofer. The Bar 5.1 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the YAS-109 - wired. The JBL Bar 5.1 got our rating of 8 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-109 5 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Yamaha YAS-109 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The JBL Bar 5.1 has 3/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Yamaha YAS-109. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the YAS-109. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround JBL Bar 5.1 got a rating of 4, and Yamaha YAS-109 8 out of 10.

Advantages JBL Bar 5.1 over Yamaha YAS-109

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over JBL Bar 5.1

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

JBL Bar 5.1
Yamaha YAS-109

Model

Bar 5.1
YAS-109

Brand

JBL
Yamaha

Reviews

3060
766

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, input
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

510 (overall)
120 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

3/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
1

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

114.8 x 5.8 x 9.3/45 x 2.3 x 3.7
89x5.3x13.1/35x2.7x5.7

Weight, kg/pounds

3.9/8.6
3.4/7.5

Other

Release year

2017
2019
JBL Bar 5.1
Yamaha YAS-109
JBL Bar 5.1
Yamaha YAS-109

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.2
  • 8
  • 7.2JBL Bar 5.1
  • 8Yamaha YAS-109

JBL Bar 5.1 competitors

Yamaha YAS-109 competitors