Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Yamaha YAS-108 review

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The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Yamaha YAS-108 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 6.2 for YAS-108. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and input, mute, volume down, volume up, power, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 versus 2.0 for the Yamaha YAS-108. Only the Yamaha YAS-108 has a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-108 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Yamaha YAS-108. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.

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 Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Yamaha YAS-108 5 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Yamaha YAS-108

Advantages Yamaha YAS-108 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300