Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-B20A review

Votes 2 2
Rating 4.5 4.5

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-B20A comparison chart

Overall
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
5
Yamaha SR-B20A
5.4
4
6

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-B20A review

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
vs
Yamaha SR-B20A

If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-B20A comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Polk Audio SIGNA S2 was rated 5, while the Yamaha SR-B20A has a rating 5.4. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth for the SIGNA S2 and volume down, volume up, power, source for the SR-B20A.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A built-in subwoofer is available only in the Yamaha SR-B20A. An external subwoofer connects to the SIGNA S2 via wireless, but SR-B20A has wired connection type. Audio features and specs of considered models we rated 6 out of 10 in our ranking. The units in this comparison do not support Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models do not have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Polk Audio SIGNA S2 versus 0/1 HDMIs in the Yamaha SR-B20A. As in the SIGNA S2, so in the SR-B20A there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the SIGNA S2 at 6 out of 10, while the SR-B20A was rated 7/10.

Features

The manufacturer of the SR-B20A provides a device control application. Soundbars in this review are not equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the SIGNA S2 or SR-B20A. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The SIGNA S2 was rated 4/10, while the SR-B20A received a mark of 6/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Polk Audio SIGNA S2 over Yamaha SR-B20A

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Yamaha SR-B20A over Polk Audio SIGNA S2

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • App control
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Common

Product

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Yamaha SR-B20A

Model

SIGNA S2
SR-B20A

Brand

Polk Audio
Yamaha

Reviews

6669
34

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, source, Bluetooth
volume down, volume up, power, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120 (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

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
0/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
2/0

USB

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
1

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
DTS Digital Surround, DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89.9 x 5.4 x 8.1/35.4 x 2.1 x 3.2
94 x 12.7 x 17.7/37.5 x 5.3 x 7.3

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.1

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Yamaha SR-B20A
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Yamaha SR-B20A

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 5.4
  • 5Polk Audio SIGNA S2
  • 5.4Yamaha SR-B20A

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