Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon HEOS BAR review

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Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon HEOS BAR comparison chart

Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon HEOS BAR review

Yamaha SR-B20A
vs
Denon HEOS BAR

The Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon HEOS BAR comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, SR-B20A has a total rating of 3.8 out of 10 versus 7 for HEOS BAR. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and volume down, volume up, sound off, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Yamaha SR-B20A has 2.1 versus 3.0 for the Denon HEOS BAR. Only the Yamaha SR-B20A has a built-in subwoofer. The Yamaha SR-B20A got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon HEOS BAR 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support is available on the HEOS 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 4/1 of the Denon HEOS BAR. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the SR-B20A received a rating of 4/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available for the HEOS BAR. A built-in microphone is present only on the HEOS BAR. Multi-room is only available for the Denon HEOS 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 Denon HEOS BAR 5 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha SR-B20A over Denon HEOS BAR

  • Built-in subwoofer

Advantages Denon HEOS BAR over Yamaha SR-B20A

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Yamaha SR-B20A
Denon HEOS BAR

Model

SR-B20A
HEOS BAR

Brand

Yamaha
Denon

Reviews

34
20

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
volume down, volume up, sound off

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

100 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, iHeart

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/1
4/1

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
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
has not

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS HD

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

91x5.3x13.1/35.7x2.2x5.2
109.8 x 7.1 x 14.7/43.3 x 2.8 x 5.8

Weight, kg/pounds

3.2/7.1
4.8/10.5

Other

Release year

2021
2017
Yamaha SR-B20A
Denon HEOS BAR
Yamaha SR-B20A
Denon HEOS BAR

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 3.8
  • 7
  • 3.8Yamaha SR-B20A
  • 7Denon HEOS BAR

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