Vizio V51-H6 vs Yamaha YAS-107 review

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I had a chance to test and compare two models: Vizio V51-H6 vs Yamaha YAS-107 and this review should help people who are looking for a good soundbar. The Vizio V51-H6 was rated 6, while the Yamaha YAS-107 has a rating 6.8. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth for the V51-H6 and input, mute, volume down, volume up, power for the YAS-107.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that V51-H6 has 5.1 and YAS-107 has 2.0. A built-in subwoofer is available only in the Yamaha YAS-107. An external subwoofer connects to the V51-H6 via wired and wireless, but YAS-107 has wired connection type. Audio features and specs of considered models we rated 7 out of 10 in our ranking. The YAS-107 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models do not have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Vizio V51-H6 versus 1/0 HDMIs in the Yamaha YAS-107. As in the V51-H6, so in the YAS-107 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 6/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The Vizio V51-H6 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 V51-H6 or YAS-107. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The V51-H6 was rated 5/10, while the YAS-107 received a mark of 6/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Vizio V51-H6 over Yamaha YAS-107

Advantages Yamaha YAS-107 over Vizio V51-H6