Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-C20A review

Votes 4 4
Rating 3.8 3.8

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-C20A comparison chart

Overall
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
5
Yamaha SR-C20A
3.8
4
4

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-C20A review

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
vs
Yamaha SR-C20A

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Yamaha SR-C20A comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SIGNA S2 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 3.8 for SR-C20A. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. Only the Yamaha SR-C20A has a built-in subwoofer. The Polk Audio SIGNA S2 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Yamaha SR-C20A 5 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Polk Audio SIGNA S2 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 0/1 of the Yamaha SR-C20A. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the SIGNA S2 received a rating of 6/10 versus 4/10, respectively.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. 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 Polk Audio SIGNA S2 got a rating of 4, and Yamaha SR-C20A 6 out of 10.

Advantages Polk Audio SIGNA S2 over Yamaha SR-C20A

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Yamaha SR-C20A over Polk Audio SIGNA S2

  • Built-in subwoofer
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Common

Product

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Yamaha SR-C20A

Model

SIGNA S2
SR-C20A

Brand

Polk Audio
Yamaha

Reviews

6669
28

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
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

100 (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

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
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

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
60x6.4x9.4/23.5x2.5x3.7

Weight, kg/pounds

1.7/3.9

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Yamaha SR-C20A
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Yamaha SR-C20A

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 3.8
  • 5Polk Audio SIGNA S2
  • 3.8Yamaha SR-C20A

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 competitors

Yamaha SR-C20A competitors