Yamaha YAS-109 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Yamaha YAS-109 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha YAS-109
8
VIZIO SB46514-F6
7.6
9
10

Yamaha YAS-109 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 review

Yamaha YAS-109
vs
VIZIO SB46514-F6

The Yamaha YAS-109 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, YAS-109 has a total rating of 8 out of 10 versus 7.6 for SB46514-F6. 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 5.1.4 for the VIZIO SB46514-F6. Only the Yamaha YAS-109 has a built-in subwoofer. The YAS-109 has a wired connection to separate subwoofer, and the SB46514-F6 - wireless. The Yamaha YAS-109 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the VIZIO SB46514-F6 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the YAS-109.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to 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. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the VIZIO SB46514-F6.

Multichannel surround

Only the SB46514-F6 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Yamaha YAS-109 got a rating of 8, and VIZIO SB46514-F6 7 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over VIZIO SB46514-F6

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support

Advantages VIZIO SB46514-F6 over Yamaha YAS-109

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Multi-room support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Yamaha YAS-109
VIZIO SB46514-F6

Model

YAS-109
SB46514-F6

Brand

Yamaha
VIZIO

Reviews

766
187

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
5.1.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
Pandora, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

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
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround
DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89x5.3x13.1/35x2.7x5.7
116.8 x 8.4 x 6.4/46 x 2.5 x 3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

3.4/7.5
3.2/7.2

Other

Release year

2019
2018
Yamaha YAS-109
VIZIO SB46514-F6
Yamaha YAS-109
VIZIO SB46514-F6

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8
  • 7.6
  • 8Yamaha YAS-109
  • 7.6VIZIO SB46514-F6