Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 vs Samsung S50B

MusicCast BAR 400 vs S50B comparison chart

Overall
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
8.2
Samsung S50B
4.6
10
4
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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Common

Product

Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Samsung S50B

Model

MusicCast BAR 400
S50B

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
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
3.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (overall)
140 (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
0/1

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

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby 5.1ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround
DTS 5.1ch

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
67x6.2x10.5/26.3x2.4x4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
2.4/5.2

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Samsung S50B
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
Samsung S50B

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 4.6
  • 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
  • 4.6Samsung S50B

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