Yamaha YAS-207 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 300 review

Votes 4 4
Rating 4 4

Yamaha YAS-207 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 300 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha YAS-207
5,4
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
5
10

Yamaha YAS-207 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 300 review

Yamaha YAS-207
vs
Bose Smart Soundbar 300

The Yamaha YAS-207 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 300 comparison shows that these models have some important differences and common features. The Yamaha YAS-207 was rated 5,4, while the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has a rating 7.6. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, input, mute, volume down, volume up, power for the YAS-207 and microphone, action for the Smart Soundbar 300.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that YAS-207 has 2.1 and Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the YAS-207 via wireless, but Smart Soundbar 300 has wired and wireless connection type. Rate 7 out of 10 received the Yamaha YAS-207 for audio features and specs, but the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 received 5 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Smart Soundbar 300. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs are in each of soundbars. As in the YAS-207, so in the Smart Soundbar 300 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is not possible in both models. We rated the connectivity of the YAS-207 at 6 out of 10, while the Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 8/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 equipped with a microphone. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the YAS-207 or Smart Soundbar 300. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 4/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-207 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Yamaha YAS-207

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Yamaha YAS-207
Bose Smart Soundbar 300

Model

YAS-207
Smart Soundbar 300

Brand

Yamaha
Bose

Reviews

2182
144

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

input, mute, volume down, volume up, power
microphone, action

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

92.9 x 5.8 x 10.9/36.6 x 2.3 x 10.6
66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6.1
3.6/8

Other

Release year

2017
2020
Yamaha YAS-207
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Yamaha YAS-207
Bose Smart Soundbar 300

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5,4
  • 7.6
  • 5,4Yamaha YAS-207
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300

Yamaha YAS-207 competitors

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 competitors