Yamaha YSP-2700 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Yamaha YSP-2700 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, YSP-2700 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input, mute, connect and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Yamaha YSP-2700 has 7.1 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 107 (overall) W for the YSP-2700 versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The YSP-2700 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Yamaha YSP-2700 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Yamaha YSP-2700 has 3/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. 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. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Yamaha YSP-2700.

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, each of the opponents received 6 points out of 10.

Advantages Yamaha YSP-2700 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Yamaha YSP-2700