Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YAS-207

Beam vs YAS-207 comparison chart

Overall
Sonos Beam
6
Yamaha YAS-207
5,4
8
5

Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YAS-207 review

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Sonos Beam review

What catches an eye when comparing Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YAS-207BL is that there are five “distant” microphones in Sonos Beam so that Alexa's voice assistant can hear you even at a great distance. During the test, this worked well, even if music or TV sound interfered with the speech. I did not notice a qualitative difference with Amazon Echo during the whole two-week test. The Sonos app can also be used to wirelessly play music on the soundbar. The device supports music services, Internet radio and NAS (network storage). For surround sound, you can combine several Sonos devices. There are 3.0 built-in channels. Sonos Beam

Yamaha YAS-207 review

The acoustic arsenal is noticeably wider when looking at Yamaha YAS-207 BL vs Sonos Beam. In the central unit there are four 45mm mid-frequency heads and a pair of 25mm tweeters, on which 100 watts of power are distributed. There is also a wider range of audio tracks that the device is able to convert while maintaining localization. In addition to the standard Dolby Digital, DTS is natively supported. As a result, it is difficult to draw parallels in sound with those stereo monoblocks that are usually soundbars of the initial and intermediate levels. There are 2.1 built-in channels. Yamaha YAS-207 BL

Sonos Beam pros & cons

Pros

  • The soundbar is super easy to connect if your TV has an HDMI ARC port
  • The bar works great for the TV sound but also is super easy to use for things like Spotify or internet radio
  • The bar itself looks elegant and blends in well with your entertainment setup

Cons

  • When you use the optical cable you lose out on the remote control and sync functionality

Yamaha YAS-207 BL pros & cons

Pros

  • It's Clear Voice option, if enabled, will make dialogues and narrations sound clearer
  • It comes with wireless subwoofer for dynamic sound

Cons

  • As other reviews have mentioned the sound level and Base wavers up and down. Possibly a crossover issue

Votes 15 15
Rating 4.1 4.1
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Common

Product

Sonos Beam
Yamaha YAS-207

Model

Beam
YAS-207

Brand

Sonos
Yamaha

Reviews

3280
2129

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200

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, Tuneln, Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
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
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)

has not
DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
92.9 x 5.8 x 10.9/36.6 x 2.3 x 10.6

Weight, kg/pounds

2.8/6.2
2.7/6.1

Other

Release year

2018
2017
Sonos Beam
Yamaha YAS-207
Sonos Beam
Yamaha YAS-207

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