Sonos Playbar vs Yamaha YAS-209

Playbar vs YAS-209 comparison chart

Overall
Sonos Playbar
5.5
Yamaha YAS-209
8.2
5
9
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Sonos Playbar

Nov 19, 2019

The low-profile design of the panel corresponds to the Sonos corporate identity; it is successfully designed in such a way that it can look relatively flat both when mounted on a wall and when instal...

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Yamaha YAS-209

Jan 24, 2020

The Yamaha YAS-209 soundbar was released in 2017. Yamaha YAS-209 is an updated version of the soundbar YAS-207, providing surround sound technology DTS Virtual:X. See Yamaha YAS-209 specs in this com...

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Common

Product

Sonos Playbar
Yamaha YAS-209

Model

Playbar
YAS-209

Brand

Sonos
Yamaha

Reviews

1767
769

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
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, microphone mute

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

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

Pandora, Tuneln, SoundCloud
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

2
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

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 Digital Surround

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
93x6.2x10.9/38.6x2.5x4.2

Weight, kg/pounds

5.4/11.9
2.7/6

Other

Release year

2013
2019
Sonos Playbar
Yamaha YAS-209
Sonos Playbar
Yamaha YAS-209

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

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  • 5.5
  • 8.2
  • 5.5Sonos Playbar
  • 8.2Yamaha YAS-209