Yamaha YAS-109 vs Yamaha YAS-209 review

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If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Yamaha YAS-109 vs Yamaha YAS-209 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Yamaha YAS-109 was rated 8, while the Yamaha YAS-209 has a rating 8.2. Soundbars have the same set of buttons - power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. By the number of channels, the devices do not differ. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 120 (overall) versus 200 (overall) according to devices. A built-in subwoofer is available only in the Yamaha YAS-109. An external subwoofer connects to the YAS-109 via wired, but YAS-209 has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Yamaha YAS-109 for audio features and specs, but the Yamaha YAS-209 received 6 out of 10.

Streaming services

Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify. Audio streaming from Pandora, SoundCloud is in each of the presented soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs are in each of soundbars. As in the YAS-109, so in the YAS-209 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10.

Features

Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are 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-109 or YAS-209. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 8/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over Yamaha YAS-209

Advantages Yamaha YAS-209 over Yamaha YAS-109