Yamaha YAS-207 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-207 vs Yamaha YAS-209 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Yamaha YAS-207 was rated 5,4, while the Yamaha YAS-209 has a rating 8.2. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, input, mute, volume down, volume up, power for the YAS-207 and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute for the YAS-209.

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, 200 versus 200 (overall) according to devices. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer can be connected to any of the units in this comparison. Rate 7 out of 10 received the Yamaha YAS-207 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.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the YAS-209. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Yamaha YAS-207 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Yamaha YAS-209. As in the YAS-207, so in the YAS-209 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the YAS-207 at 6 out of 10, while the YAS-209 was rated 8/10.

Features

Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The Yamaha YAS-209 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 YAS-209. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The YAS-207 was rated 4/10, while the YAS-209 received a mark of 8/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-209 over Yamaha YAS-207