Sonos Playbar vs Yamaha YAS-107

Playbar vs YAS-107 comparison chart

Overall
Sonos Playbar
5.5
Yamaha YAS-107
6.8
5
5

Sonos Playbar vs Yamaha YAS-107 review

Sonos Playbar vs Yamaha YAS-107

Sonos Playbar review

When comparing Sonos Playbar vs Yamaha YAS107, Playbar can be described as “90 centimeters of sound”. Its output power is 200W. There are 3.0 built-in channels. I found a haven for as many as 9 speakers, 6 of which are responsible for the middle frequencies, and 3 - for the high ones in this plastic tile. The internal layout of the audio system is such that the user gets a 3.0 system by simply placing a Playbar in front of him. To turn this acoustics into a full-fledged set of audio accompaniment when watching a movie, you must add the impressive Sonos Sub to the Sonos Bridge system for intelligent control of the system.

Sonos Playbar

Yamaha YAS-107 review

When reviewing this product from Yamaha YAS107 vs Sonos Playbar rivalry I felt the next impressions. The YAS-107 includes some of the latest HDMI technology and gives you the flexibility to customize your entertainment room as you see fit. There is one HDMI 2.0a input with HDCP 2.2. This means that you can connect 4K UHD sources to the soundbar and then transfer this signal to your TV to take advantage of the high dynamic range (HDR-10, but not Dolby Vision) and the BT.2020 advanced color gamut in 4K UltraHD Blu- ray and 4K UHD. Its output power is 120W. There are 2.0 built-in channels.

Yamaha YAS107

Sonos Playbar pros & cons

Pros

  • It sounds like true 5.1 system, but adding two more speakers can't hurt
  • I had no problem setting up the Playbar to the Alexa/echo system
  • Good sound quality in various usage scenarios

Cons

  • The Playbar only has optical audio in, so it gets complicated when you have more than one device that you want to use with this speaker

Yamaha YAS107 pros & cons

Pros

  • Very clear and simple instruction manual
  • The remote control is also very simple and I like that you can control the level of bass and Surround

Cons

  • The combination of overall size and the mounting hole placement (on the bottom). When hung, the sound bar now takes up 5 inches of wall height below your TV

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Rating 3.7 3.7
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Common

Product

Sonos Playbar
Yamaha YAS-107

Model

Playbar
YAS-107

Brand

Sonos
Yamaha

Reviews

1767
761

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

play/pause, volume up, volume down
input, mute, volume down, volume up, power

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

120

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2
AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, SoundCloud
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

2
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

90 x 14 x 8.5/35.4 x 5.5 x 3.3
88.9 x 5.1 x 12.7/35 x 2.1 x 5.1

Weight, kg/pounds

5.4/11.9
3.1/7.5

Other

Release year

2013
2017
Sonos Playbar
Yamaha YAS-107
Sonos Playbar
Yamaha YAS-107

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