Yamaha YAS-207 vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

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Rating 4.1 4.1

Yamaha YAS-207 vs Yamaha YAS-109 comparison chart

Yamaha YAS-207 vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

Yamaha YAS-207
vs
Yamaha YAS-109

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Yamaha YAS-207 vs Yamaha YAS-109 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, YAS-207 has a total rating of 5,4 out of 10 versus 8 for YAS-109. The competitors' control buttons are different: input, mute, volume down, volume up, power and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute, 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 200 W for the YAS-207 versus 120 (overall) W for the YAS-109. Only the Yamaha YAS-109 has a built-in subwoofer. The YAS-207 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the YAS-109 - wired. The Yamaha YAS-207 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-109 5 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Yamaha YAS-109 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Yamaha YAS-207 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Yamaha YAS-109. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the YAS-207 received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. 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-207 got a rating of 4, and Yamaha YAS-109 8 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-207 over Yamaha YAS-109

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over Yamaha YAS-207

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Amazon Music compatible
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

Yamaha YAS-207
Yamaha YAS-109

Model

YAS-207
YAS-109

Brand

Yamaha
Yamaha

Reviews

2182
766

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
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200
120 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

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
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

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
0/0

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, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X
DTS Digital Surround

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
89x5.3x13.1/35x2.7x5.7

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6.1
3.4/7.5

Other

Release year

2017
2019
Yamaha YAS-207
Yamaha YAS-109
Yamaha YAS-207
Yamaha YAS-109

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5,4
  • 8
  • 5,4Yamaha YAS-207
  • 8Yamaha YAS-109

Yamaha YAS-207 competitors

Yamaha YAS-109 competitors