Bose Soundbar 700 vs Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 review

Votes 18 18
Rating 4 4

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
8.2
8
10

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Bose Soundbar 700 vs Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400. The Bose Soundbar 700 was rated 6.6, while the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 has a rating 8.2. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, action, microphone for the Soundbar 700 and power, volume down, volume up, input, mute for the MusicCast BAR 400.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Soundbar 700 has 3.0 and MusicCast BAR 400 has 5.1. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Soundbar 700 via wired and wireless, but MusicCast BAR 400 has wireless connection type. Rate 6 out of 10 received the Bose Soundbar 700 for audio features and specs, but the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 received 7 out of 10.

Streaming services

AirPlay 2 supported by both soundbars. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Soundbar 700 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400. As in the Soundbar 700, so in the MusicCast BAR 400 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Soundbar 700 at 6 out of 10, while the MusicCast BAR 400 was rated 8/10.

Features

Both devices have integrated voice control via Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant. The manufacturer of the Soundbar 700 provides a device control application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the Soundbar 700 or MusicCast BAR 400. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Soundbar 700 was rated 4/10, while the MusicCast BAR 400 received a mark of 6/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

  • App control

Advantages Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

Model

Soundbar 700
MusicCast BAR 400

Brand

Bose
Yamaha

Reviews

915
121

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

action, microphone
power, volume down, volume up, input, mute

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
5.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2
AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

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, DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
2.7/6

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Bose Soundbar 700
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Bose Soundbar 700
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 8.2
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

Bose Soundbar 700 competitors

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 competitors