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-K850
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Jan 31, 2020
Of course, installing such a kit is more complicated than with a simple soundbar, but thanks to the wireless connection of all components, the problems promise to be minimal. Proved by our Samsung HW-...
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Common
Product
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Samsung HW-K850
Model
MusicCast BAR 400
HW-K850
Brand
Yamaha
Samsung
Reviews
159
75
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, volume down, volume up, source
Audio features
Built-in channels
5.1
3.1.2
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
200 (overall)
350 (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
Napster, iHeart
Connectivity
WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
1
0
NFC
HDMI input/output
1/1
2/1
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
1/0
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
DTS:X
DTS (other)
DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround
has not
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3
120.9 x 8.1 x 12.9 /47.6 x 3.2 x 5.1
Weight, kg/pounds
2.7/6
6.6/14.7
Other
Release year
2018
2016
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
- 6Samsung HW-K850
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