Yamaha YSP-5600 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 YSP-5600 vs Yamaha YAS-209 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Yamaha YSP-5600 was rated 8,4, while the Yamaha YAS-209 has a rating 8.2. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, input, volume down, volume up, power for the YSP-5600 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. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that YSP-5600 has 7.1.2 and YAS-209 has 2.1. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 128 (overall) versus 200 (overall) according to devices. A built-in subwoofer is available only in the Yamaha YSP-5600. Rate 7 out of 10 received the Yamaha YSP-5600 for audio features and specs, but the Yamaha YAS-209 received 6 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 4/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Yamaha YSP-5600 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Yamaha YAS-209. As in the YSP-5600, so in the YAS-209 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. We rated the connectivity of the YSP-5600 at 9 out of 10, while the YAS-209 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-5600 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the YSP-5600. The YSP-5600 can work with surround sound due to DTS:X support. The same score of 8/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Yamaha YSP-5600 over Yamaha YAS-209

Advantages Yamaha YAS-209 over Yamaha YSP-5600