Yamaha YAS-207 vs Bose TV Speaker review

Votes 4 4
Rating 4 4

Yamaha YAS-207 vs Bose TV Speaker comparison chart

Yamaha YAS-207 vs Bose TV Speaker review

Yamaha YAS-207
vs
Bose TV Speaker

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-207 vs Bose TV Speaker comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Yamaha YAS-207 was rated 5,4, while the Bose TV Speaker has a rating 5.

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 TV Speaker 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 TV Speaker has wired connection type. Rate 7 out of 10 received the Yamaha YAS-207 for audio features and specs, but the Bose TV Speaker received 5 out of 10.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. The YAS-207 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models do not have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. 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 TV Speaker there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the YAS-207 at 6 out of 10, while the TV Speaker was rated 7/10.

Features

The manufacturer of the YAS-207 provides a device control application. Soundbars in this review are not 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-207 or TV Speaker. 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 TV Speaker

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Spotify support
  • App control
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Common

Product

Yamaha YAS-207
Bose TV Speaker

Model

YAS-207
TV Speaker

Brand

Yamaha
Bose

Reviews

2182
795

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
has not

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
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

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

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

Features

Voice control

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
58.4 x 5 x 10.1/23.4 x 2.2 x 4

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6.1
3.1/7.7

Other

Release year

2017
2020
Yamaha YAS-207
Bose TV Speaker
Yamaha YAS-207
Bose TV Speaker

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5,4
  • 5
  • 5,4Yamaha YAS-207
  • 5Bose TV Speaker

Yamaha YAS-207 competitors

Bose TV Speaker competitors