Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

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Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

Sonos Beam
vs
Yamaha YAS-109

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YAS-109 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Beam has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 8 for YAS-109. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause 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 Sonos Beam has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Yamaha YAS-109. Only the Yamaha YAS-109 has a built-in subwoofer. The Beam has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the YAS-109 - wired. The Sonos Beam got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-109 5 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the YAS-109.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Sonos Beam has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Yamaha YAS-109. Only the YAS-109 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the Beam received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. 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 Sonos Beam got a rating of 4, and Yamaha YAS-109 8 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over Sonos Beam

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
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Common

Product

Sonos Beam
Yamaha YAS-109

Model

Beam
YAS-109

Brand

Sonos
Yamaha

Reviews

3280
766

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
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 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, Chromecast
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
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

65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
89x5.3x13.1/35x2.7x5.7

Weight, kg/pounds

2.8/6.2
3.4/7.5

Other

Release year

2018
2019
Sonos Beam
Yamaha YAS-109
Sonos Beam
Yamaha YAS-109

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 8
  • 6Sonos Beam
  • 8Yamaha YAS-109

Sonos Beam competitors

Yamaha YAS-109 competitors