Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs Polk Audio Command Bar

MusicCast BAR 400 vs Command Bar comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
8.2
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
10
10
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

Jan 24, 2020

Yamaha has extensive experience with sound panels, so when it releases something new in this area, expectations are high. Fortunately, the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 - a 2.1-channel soundbar consisting...

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Product

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Polk Audio Command Bar

Model

MusicCast BAR 400
Command Bar

Brand

Yamaha
Polk Audio

Reviews

159
1506

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, mute
volume down, volume up, microphone, action

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (overall)
160 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/1

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
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3
110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
1.8/4.9

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Polk Audio Command Bar
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Polk Audio Command Bar

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 6.6
  • 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 competitors

Polk Audio Command Bar competitors