It makes sense comparing Yamaha YAS-209 vs Sonos Playbar because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, YAS-209 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 5.5 for Playbar. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute and play/pause, volume up, volume down, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Yamaha YAS-209 has 2.1 versus 3.0 for the Sonos Playbar. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Yamaha YAS-209 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Sonos Playbar 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.
These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Only the YAS-209 has Bluetooth support. Only the YAS-209 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the YAS-209 received a rating of 8/10 versus 3/10, respectively.
App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the YAS-209. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
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 YAS-209 got a rating of 8, and Sonos Playbar 4 out of 10.