ZVOX SB380 vs Yamaha SR-C20A review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

ZVOX SB380 vs Yamaha SR-C20A comparison chart

ZVOX SB380 vs Yamaha SR-C20A review

ZVOX SB380
vs
Yamaha SR-C20A

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so ZVOX SB380 vs Yamaha SR-C20A comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SB380 has a total rating of 4 out of 10 versus 5 for SR-C20A. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input and volume down, volume up, power, source, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. The output power is different and equal to 45 W for the SB380 versus 100 (overall) W for the SR-C20A. Competitors have a built-in subwoofer. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Only the SR-C20A has Bluetooth support. Only the SR-C20A supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the SB380 received a rating of 4/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the SR-C20A. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround ZVOX SB380 got a rating of 4, and Yamaha SR-C20A 5 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha SR-C20A over ZVOX SB380

  • Bluetooth enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • App control
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Common

Product

ZVOX SB380
Yamaha SR-C20A

Model

SB380
SR-C20A

Brand

ZVOX
Yamaha

Reviews

581
28

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, input
volume down, volume up, power, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

45
100 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
0/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

2/0
2/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
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, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

88.9 x 12.7 x 7.6/35.5 x 5.7 x 3.3
58.4 x 5 x 7.6/23.6 x 2.5 x 3.7

Weight, kg/pounds

4/9.8
1.3/3.9

Other

Release year

2017
2020
ZVOX SB380
Yamaha SR-C20A
ZVOX SB380
Yamaha SR-C20A

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4
  • 5
  • 4ZVOX SB380
  • 5Yamaha SR-C20A

ZVOX SB380 competitors

Yamaha SR-C20A competitors