Yamaha YAS-109 vs Sony HT-G700 review

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Yamaha YAS-109 vs Sony HT-G700 comparison chart

Yamaha YAS-109 vs Sony HT-G700 review

Yamaha YAS-109
vs
Sony HT-G700

It makes sense comparing Yamaha YAS-109 vs Sony HT-G700 because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, YAS-109 has a total rating of 8 out of 10 versus 6.2 for HT-G700. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute and power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Yamaha YAS-109 has 2.1 versus 3.1 for the Sony HT-G700. The output power is different and equal to 120 (overall) W for the YAS-109 versus 400 (overall) W for the HT-G700. Only the Yamaha YAS-109 has a built-in subwoofer. The YAS-109 has a wired connection to separate subwoofer, and the HT-G700 - wireless. The Yamaha YAS-109 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Sony HT-G700 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the YAS-109.

Connectivity

Only the Yamaha YAS-109 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10.

Features

App control is available for the YAS-109. A built-in microphone is present only on the YAS-109. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the HT-G700 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the HT-G700. For multichannel surround Yamaha YAS-109 got a rating of 8, and Sony HT-G700 10 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over Sony HT-G700

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone

Advantages Sony HT-G700 over Yamaha YAS-109

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Yamaha YAS-109
Sony HT-G700

Model

YAS-109
HT-G700

Brand

Yamaha
Sony

Reviews

766
306

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute
power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120 (overall)
400 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

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

Pandora, SoundCloud
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
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

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround
DTS HD, DTS ES, DTS 96/24

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89x5.3x13.1/35x2.7x5.7
89 x 6.4 x 10.8/35.1 x 2.6 x 3.9

Weight, kg/pounds

3.4/7.5
3.5/7.1

Other

Release year

2019
2020
Yamaha YAS-109
Sony HT-G700
Yamaha YAS-109
Sony HT-G700

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8
  • 6.2
  • 8Yamaha YAS-109
  • 6.2Sony HT-G700