LG SL5Y vs Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

SL5Y vs MusicCast BAR 400 comparison chart

Overall
LG SL5Y
5
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
8.2
4
10
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
LG SL5Y

Jan 24, 2020

Over the course of the 2019 LG created a series of seven models to meet the needs of users with different budgets. In our LG SL5Y review, we will consider the second model from below (in the list of 2...

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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

LG SL5Y
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

Model

SL5Y
MusicCast BAR 400

Brand

LG
Yamaha

Reviews

379
159

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, function
power, volume down, volume up, input, mute

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
5.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

400 (overall)
200 (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

has not
Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

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)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
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 Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89 x 5.5 x 8.6/35. x 2.2 x 3.4
94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3

Weight, kg/pounds

2.3/5.2
2.7/6

Other

Release year

2019
2018
LG SL5Y
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400
LG SL5Y
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 8.2
  • 5LG SL5Y
  • 8.2Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400

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