Yamaha YAS-209 vs Yamaha YSP-2700 review

Votes 17 17
Rating 4.2 4.2

Yamaha YAS-209 vs Yamaha YSP-2700 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha YAS-209
6.4
Yamaha YSP-2700
7.6
8
10

Yamaha YAS-209 vs Yamaha YSP-2700 review

Yamaha YAS-209
vs
Yamaha YSP-2700

In this article, we will talk about Yamaha YAS-209 vs Yamaha YSP-2700 comparison. The Yamaha YAS-209 was rated 6.4, while the Yamaha YSP-2700 has a rating 7.6. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, volume down, volume up, input, microphone for the YAS-209 and power, volume down, volume up, input, mute, connect for the YSP-2700.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that YAS-209 has 2.0 and YSP-2700 has 7.1. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 200 versus 107 (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 6 out of 10 received the Yamaha YAS-209 for audio features and specs, but the Yamaha YSP-2700 received 7 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Yamaha YAS-209 versus 3/1 HDMIs in the Yamaha YSP-2700. As in the YAS-209, so in the YSP-2700 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. We rated the connectivity of the YAS-209 at 7 out of 10, while the YSP-2700 was rated 8/10.

Features

Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The Yamaha YSP-2700 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the YAS-209 or YSP-2700. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 6/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Yamaha YAS-209 over Yamaha YSP-2700

  • Amazon Music compatible

Advantages Yamaha YSP-2700 over Yamaha YAS-209

  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Yamaha YAS-209
Yamaha YSP-2700

Model

YAS-209
YSP-2700

Brand

Yamaha
Yamaha

Reviews

693
27

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.0
7.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200
107 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
3/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X
DTS HD

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

93 x 6.2 x 10.9/36.6 x 2.5 x 4.2
94.2 x 5 x 15.2/37.1 x 2 x 6

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
3.9/8.7

Other

Release year

2019
2016
Yamaha YAS-209
Yamaha YSP-2700
Yamaha YAS-209
Yamaha YSP-2700

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.4
  • 7.6
  • 6.4Yamaha YAS-209
  • 7.6Yamaha YSP-2700

Yamaha YAS-209 competitors

Yamaha YSP-2700 competitors