Sonos Beam vs Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

Sonos Beam review

Sonos calls Beam "the most advanced saunabar." The principle of operation of this column is based on the direction of sound to the walls, with its subsequent reflection. The soundbar is equipped with two woofers for the center channel, one for the left and right stereo, and a tweeter. Also on the front of the Sonos Beam are two passive radiators and another on the back. Sonos Beam, for the first time for soundbars, combines HDMI and voice control. HDMI supports CEC technology, which allows you to control the voice of compatible connected TVs - for example, turn them on and off. There is support for multi-channel audio Dolby Digital 5.1, but not DTS. It has 3.0 channels.

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 review

The 5.1-channel soundbar has 100W of power. Separately, it is worth noting the function of Yamaha MusicCast. This means that the soundbar can play music from your home UPnP server, Internet radio or through streaming services; both in a wired connection (Ethernet network) and in wireless scenarios (Wi-Fi (2.4 / 5 GHz), AirPlay, Bluetooth Ver. 4.2 EDR / A2DP, AVRCP (up to 10 m) are supported).

Sonos Beam pros & cons

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 pros & cons