Yamaha SR-C20A vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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Yamaha SR-C20A vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha SR-C20A
3.8
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
7.4
4
9

Yamaha SR-C20A vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

Yamaha SR-C20A
vs
Denon Home Sound Bar 550

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Yamaha SR-C20A vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SR-C20A has a total rating of 3.8 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. 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-C20A versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Only the Yamaha SR-C20A has a built-in subwoofer. The Yamaha SR-C20A got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Home Sound Bar 550.

Connectivity

Only the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Yamaha SR-C20A has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the SR-C20A received a rating of 4/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the Home Sound Bar 550. A built-in microphone is present only on the Home Sound Bar 550. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Home Sound Bar 550 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Home Sound Bar 550. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 6 points out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha SR-C20A over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

  • Built-in subwoofer

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Yamaha SR-C20A

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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