Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs VIZIO SB2920-C6 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs VIZIO SB2920-C6 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
8.2
VIZIO SB2920-C6
4
10
4

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs VIZIO SB2920-C6 review

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
vs
VIZIO SB2920-C6

It makes sense comparing Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs VIZIO SB2920-C6 because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, MusicCast BAR 400 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 4 for SB2920-C6. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input, mute and power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth, 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 2.0 for the VIZIO SB2920-C6. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The MusicCast BAR 400 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the SB2920-C6 - wired. The Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the VIZIO SB2920-C6 5 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. Only the MusicCast BAR 400 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the MusicCast BAR 400 received a rating of 8/10 versus 5/10, 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

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.

Advantages Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 over VIZIO SB2920-C6

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
VIZIO SB2920-C6

Model

MusicCast BAR 400
SB2920-C6

Brand

Yamaha
VIZIO

Reviews

121
6525

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, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

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

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
0/0

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

0/0
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
2/0

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
has not

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3
73 x 7.6 x 7.6/29 x 3 x 3

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
2/4.5

Other

Release year

2018
2015
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
VIZIO SB2920-C6
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
VIZIO SB2920-C6

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 4
  • 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
  • 4VIZIO SB2920-C6

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 competitors

VIZIO SB2920-C6 competitors