Yamaha YAS-209 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Yamaha YAS-209 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, YAS-209 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, 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 (overall) W for the YAS-209 versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The YAS-209 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Yamaha YAS-209 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify is available on each of the soundbars. Both devices can play streaming audio from Pandora, SoundCloud.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Home Sound Bar 550 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Home Sound Bar 550. For multichannel surround Yamaha YAS-209 got a rating of 8, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-209 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Yamaha YAS-209