Yamaha YAS-108 vs Yamaha YAS-107 review

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I had a chance to test and compare two models: Yamaha YAS-108 vs Yamaha YAS-107 and this review should help people who are looking for a good soundbar. The Yamaha YAS-108 was rated 6.2, while the Yamaha YAS-107 has a rating 6.8. Soundbars have the same set of buttons - input, mute, volume down, volume up, power.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. By the number of channels, the devices do not differ. Soundbars have the same power - 120 W. Competitors have a built-in subwoofer. An external subwoofer connects to the YAS-108 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. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models do not have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Yamaha YAS-108 versus 1/0 HDMIs in the Yamaha YAS-107. As in the YAS-108, so in the YAS-107 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the YAS-108 at 7 out of 10, while the YAS-107 was rated 6/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The Yamaha YAS-108 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 YAS-108 or YAS-107. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The YAS-108 was rated 5/10, while the YAS-107 received a mark of 6/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-108 over Yamaha YAS-107

Advantages Yamaha YAS-107 over Yamaha YAS-108