Yamaha YAS-109 vs LG SL5Y review

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Rating 3.7 3.7

Yamaha YAS-109 vs LG SL5Y comparison chart

Yamaha YAS-109 vs LG SL5Y review

Yamaha YAS-109
vs
LG SL5Y

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Yamaha YAS-109 vs LG SL5Y that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, YAS-109 has a total rating of 8 out of 10 versus 5 for SL5Y. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute and power, volume down, volume up, function, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. The output power is different and equal to 120 (overall) W for the YAS-109 versus 400 (overall) W for the SL5Y. Only the Yamaha YAS-109 has a built-in subwoofer. The YAS-109 has a wired connection to separate subwoofer, and the SL5Y - wireless. The Yamaha YAS-109 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the LG SL5Y 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, the YAS-109 received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

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

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Yamaha YAS-109 got a rating of 8, and LG SL5Y 6 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over LG SL5Y

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

Advantages LG SL5Y over Yamaha YAS-109

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Yamaha YAS-109
LG SL5Y

Model

YAS-109
SL5Y

Brand

Yamaha
LG

Reviews

766
379

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, function

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120 (overall)
400 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
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

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
89 x 5.5 x 8.6/35. x 2.2 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.4/7.5
2.3/5.2

Other

Release year

2019
2019
Yamaha YAS-109
LG SL5Y
Yamaha YAS-109
LG SL5Y

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8
  • 5
  • 8Yamaha YAS-109
  • 5LG SL5Y

Yamaha YAS-109 competitors

LG SL5Y competitors