Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs Sony HT-CT800

MusicCast BAR 400 vs HT-CT800 comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
8.2
Sony HT-CT800
6.4
10
5
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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Sony HT-CT800

Nov 29, 2019

This soundbar provides crystal clear sound for your favorite TV shows, movies and music. With virtual surround technology, your living room will turn into a real movie theater. More Sony HT-CT800 spec...

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Common

Product

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Sony HT-CT800

Model

MusicCast BAR 400
HT-CT800

Brand

Yamaha
Sony

Reviews

159
267

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, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
2.1

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
Pandora, Napster, TIDAL, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
3/0

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, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround
DTS-HD

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
103 x 5.2 x 12.6/40.5 x 2.1 x 5

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
2.8/6.1

Other

Release year

2018
2017
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Sony HT-CT800
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Sony HT-CT800

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 6.4
  • 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
  • 6.4Sony HT-CT800