Yamaha YSP-2700 vs Sony HT-CT800 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Yamaha YSP-2700 vs Sony HT-CT800 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha YSP-2700
7.6
Sony HT-CT800
6.4
10
5

Yamaha YSP-2700 vs Sony HT-CT800 review

Yamaha YSP-2700
vs
Sony HT-CT800

In this article, we will talk about Yamaha YSP-2700 vs Sony HT-CT800 comparison. The Yamaha YSP-2700 was rated 7.6, while the Sony HT-CT800 has a rating 6.4. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, volume down, volume up, input, mute, connect for the YSP-2700 and power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up for the HT-CT800.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that YSP-2700 has 7.1 and HT-CT800 has 2.1. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 107 (overall) versus 350 (overall) according to devices. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer can be connected to any of the units in this comparison. Rate 7 out of 10 received the Yamaha YSP-2700 for audio features and specs, but the Sony HT-CT800 received 6 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 3/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Yamaha YSP-2700 versus 3/0 HDMIs in the Sony HT-CT800. As in the YSP-2700, so in the HT-CT800 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10. The manufacturer of the YSP-2700 provides a device control application. The Yamaha YSP-2700 equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration can become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the YSP-2700 or HT-CT800. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 6/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Yamaha YSP-2700 over Sony HT-CT800

  • App control
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

Yamaha YSP-2700
Sony HT-CT800

Model

YSP-2700
HT-CT800

Brand

Yamaha
Sony

Reviews

27
323

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, mute, connect
power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

7.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

107 (overall)
350 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM
Pandora, Napster, TIDAL, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

3/1
3/0

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

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
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
Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS HD
DTS-HD

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

94.2 x 5 x 15.2/37.1 x 2 x 6
103 x 5.2 x 12.6/40.5 x 2.1 x 5

Weight, kg/pounds

3.9/8.7
2.8/6.1

Other

Release year

2016
2017
Yamaha YSP-2700
Sony HT-CT800
Yamaha YSP-2700
Sony HT-CT800

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 6.4
  • 7.6Yamaha YSP-2700
  • 6.4Sony HT-CT800