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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Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs Samsung HW-A550
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Product
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Samsung HW-A550
Model
MusicCast BAR 400
HW-A550
Brand
Yamaha
Samsung
Reviews
159
0
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
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
Audio features
Built-in channels
5.1
2.1
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
200 (overall)
410 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
0
0
Separate speaker connections
wireless
wireless
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)
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
App control
Microphone
Remote control
Multi-room
Multichannel surround
Dolby Atmos
Dolby (other)
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital 2ch
DTS:X
DTS (other)
DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround
DTS 2ch
User manual
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3
86.1x5.5x8.3/33.9x2.2x3.3
Weight, kg/pounds
2.7/6
7.3/16.3
Other
Release year
2018
2021
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
- 4.6Samsung HW-A550
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