Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs LG S75QR review

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Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs LG S75QR comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
8.2
5.5
10
4

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs LG S75QR review

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
vs
LG S75QR

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs LG S75QR comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, MusicCast BAR 400 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 5.5 for S75QR. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input, mute and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 has 5.1 versus 5.1.2 for the LG S75QR. The output power is different and equal to 200 (overall) W for the MusicCast BAR 400 versus 450 (overall) W for the S75QR. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the LG S75QR 8 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the MusicCast BAR 400.

Connectivity

Only the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the MusicCast BAR 400 received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively. Compared soundbars have no app control. A built-in microphone is present only on the MusicCast BAR 400. Multi-room is only available for the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400.

Multichannel surround

Only the S75QR has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the S75QR. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 6 points out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 over LG S75QR

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support

Advantages LG S75QR over Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
LG S75QR

Model

MusicCast BAR 400
S75QR

Brand

Yamaha
LG

Reviews

121
0

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
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
5.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (overall)
450 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

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

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
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

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 TrueHD, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround
DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3
89.1x6.6x11.9/35.1x2.6x4.7

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
3.8/8.4

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
LG S75QR
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
LG S75QR

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 5.5
  • 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
  • 5.5LG S75QR

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 competitors

LG S75QR competitors