Yamaha SR-B20A vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Yamaha SR-B20A vs Polk Audio Command Bar comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha SR-B20A
5.4
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
6
10

Yamaha SR-B20A vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Yamaha SR-B20A
vs
Polk Audio Command Bar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Yamaha SR-B20A vs Polk Audio Command Bar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, SR-B20A has a total rating of 5.4 out of 10 versus 6.6 for Command Bar. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, power, source and volume down, volume up, microphone, action, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. The output power is different and equal to 120 (overall) W for the SR-B20A versus 160 (overall) W for the Command Bar. Only the Yamaha SR-B20A has a built-in subwoofer. The SR-B20A has a wired connection to separate subwoofer, and the Command Bar - wireless. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support is available on the Command Bar.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Yamaha SR-B20A has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Polk Audio Command Bar. 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 7/10. App control is available for the SR-B20A. A built-in microphone is present only on the Command Bar. Multi-room is only available for the Polk Audio Command Bar.

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 Yamaha SR-B20A got a rating of 6, and Polk Audio Command Bar 5 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha SR-B20A over Polk Audio Command Bar

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • App control

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over Yamaha SR-B20A

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Spotify support
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Yamaha SR-B20A
Polk Audio Command Bar

Model

SR-B20A
Command Bar

Brand

Yamaha
Polk Audio

Reviews

34
1506

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

volume down, volume up, power, source
volume down, volume up, microphone, action

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120 (overall)
160 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

2/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround, DTS Virtual:X
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

94 x 12.7 x 17.7/37.5 x 5.3 x 7.3
110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.1
1.8/4.9

Other

Release year

2020
2018
Yamaha SR-B20A
Polk Audio Command Bar
Yamaha SR-B20A
Polk Audio Command Bar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.4
  • 6.6
  • 5.4Yamaha SR-B20A
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar

Yamaha SR-B20A competitors

Polk Audio Command Bar competitors