Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon DHT-S217 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha SR-B20A
3.8
Denon DHT-S217
4.8
4
8

Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon DHT-S217 review

Yamaha SR-B20A
vs
Denon DHT-S217

Yamaha SR-B20A vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SR-B20A has a total rating of 3.8 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217. The set of control buttons for competitors is the same and is: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. The output power is different and equal to 100 (overall) W for the SR-B20A versus 40 (overall) W for the DHT-S217. Competitors have a built-in subwoofer. The Yamaha SR-B20A got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its 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. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Yamaha SR-B20A has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon DHT-S217. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the SR-B20A received a rating of 4/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the DHT-S217. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the DHT-S217 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Yamaha SR-B20A got a rating of 6, and Denon DHT-S217 5 out of 10.

Advantages Denon DHT-S217 over Yamaha SR-B20A

  • App control
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Yamaha SR-B20A
Denon DHT-S217

Model

SR-B20A
DHT-S217

Brand

Yamaha
Denon

Reviews

34
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
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)
40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired

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

0/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

2/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
0

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
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 Pro Logic II
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

91x5.3x13.1/35.7x2.2x5.2
89x1.2x6.7/35x4.7x2.6

Weight, kg/pounds

3.2/7.1
3.6/7.9

Other

Release year

2021
2022
Yamaha SR-B20A
Denon DHT-S217
Yamaha SR-B20A
Denon DHT-S217

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 3.8
  • 4.8
  • 3.8Yamaha SR-B20A
  • 4.8Denon DHT-S217

Yamaha SR-B20A competitors

Denon DHT-S217 competitors