VIZIO SB36512-F6 vs Yamaha YAS-207 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

VIZIO SB36512-F6 vs Yamaha YAS-207 comparison chart

Overall
VIZIO SB36512-F6
7.4
Yamaha YAS-207
5,4
7
5

VIZIO SB36512-F6 vs Yamaha YAS-207 review

VIZIO SB36512-F6
vs
Yamaha YAS-207

VIZIO SB36512-F6 vs Yamaha YAS-207 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SB36512-F6 has a total rating of 7.4 out of 10 versus 5,4 for YAS-207. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up and input, mute, volume down, volume up, power, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the VIZIO SB36512-F6 has 5.1.2 versus 2.1 for the Yamaha YAS-207. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The VIZIO SB36512-F6 got our rating of 8 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-207 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the VIZIO SB36512-F6 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the SB36512-F6 received a rating of 8/10 versus 6/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Multi-room is only available for the VIZIO SB36512-F6.

Multichannel surround

Only the SB36512-F6 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround VIZIO SB36512-F6 got a rating of 7, and Yamaha YAS-207 4 out of 10.

Advantages VIZIO SB36512-F6 over Yamaha YAS-207

  • WI-FI enabled
  • Multi-room support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

VIZIO SB36512-F6
Yamaha YAS-207

Model

SB36512-F6
YAS-207

Brand

VIZIO
Yamaha

Reviews

165
2182

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up
input, mute, volume down, volume up, power

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1.2
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200

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)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, TIDAL, VIZIO SmartCast, Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

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

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

91.4 x 6.3 x 8.1/36 x 2.5 x 3.1
92.9 x 5.8 x 10.9/36.6 x 2.3 x 10.6

Weight, kg/pounds

2.5/5.6
2.7/6.1

Other

Release year

2018
2017
VIZIO SB36512-F6
Yamaha YAS-207
VIZIO SB36512-F6
Yamaha YAS-207

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.4
  • 5,4
  • 7.4VIZIO SB36512-F6
  • 5,4Yamaha YAS-207

VIZIO SB36512-F6 competitors

Yamaha YAS-207 competitors