VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Yamaha YAS-108 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Yamaha YAS-108 comparison chart

Overall
VIZIO SB3820-C6
5.2
Yamaha YAS-108
6.2
6
8

VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Yamaha YAS-108 review

VIZIO SB3820-C6
vs
Yamaha YAS-108

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - VIZIO SB3820-C6 vs Yamaha YAS-108 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, SB3820-C6 has a total rating of 5.2 out of 10 versus 6.2 for YAS-108. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up and input, mute, volume down, volume up, power, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.0. Only the Yamaha YAS-108 has a built-in subwoofer. The VIZIO SB3820-C6 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-108 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support is available on the YAS-108.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the YAS-108 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the SB3820-C6 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the YAS-108. 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 VIZIO SB3820-C6 got a rating of 4, and Yamaha YAS-108 5 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-108 over VIZIO SB3820-C6

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Spotify support
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

VIZIO SB3820-C6
Yamaha YAS-108

Model

SB3820-C6
YAS-108

Brand

VIZIO
Yamaha

Reviews

2630
1385

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up
input, mute, volume down, volume up, power

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.0
2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wired, wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

TIDAL, VIZIO SmartCast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS TruSurround
DTS Digital Surround, DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.7 x 7.6 x 7.6/38.1 x 3 x 3
88.9 x 5.3 x 12.9/35 x 2.1 x 5.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2.6/5.7
3.1/7.1

Other

Release year

2015
2018
VIZIO SB3820-C6
Yamaha YAS-108
VIZIO SB3820-C6
Yamaha YAS-108

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.2
  • 6.2
  • 5.2VIZIO SB3820-C6
  • 6.2Yamaha YAS-108