Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YSP-2700

Beam vs YSP-2700 comparison chart

Overall
Sonos Beam
6
Yamaha YSP-2700
7.6
8
10

Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YSP-2700 review

Sonos Beam vs Yamaha YSP-2700

Sonos Beam review

I had a chance to make a closer look at the top surface. It shows that the soundbar has a slightly concave shape, with rounded outer edges. According to the Sonos designers, this form was created specifically to hide two LED indicators and controls. At the rear of the Sonos Beam is an HDMI port with ARC support, which had not previously been installed on other products of the company. Using this port, you can control some functions of the TV, including the volume using voice commands. There are 3.0 built-in channels. Sonos Beam

Yamaha YSP-2700 review

The 7.1-channel unit delivers 107W of overall output power. The front of the YSP-2700 includes 16 high-quality 2.8-cm speakers that emit “beams of sound”. The layout of the array speakers is optimized in such a way that the reflective properties of the rays are enhanced to obtain the highest possible sound quality. The subwoofer does not require a cable connection, and this greatly simplifies its placement and preparation for work. This subwoofer, which is convenient in every way, gives out powerful bass of high quality. The IntelliBeam Sound Calibration System automatically generates the optimum sound field. The user only needs to press the buttons, following the prompts on the screen.

Sonos Beam pros & cons

Pros

  • Sonos ecosystem for music and multi-room audio
  • Alexa integration so this can replace an existing Amazon Echo or similar device

Cons

  • Sound field is not very wide if you don't have a small room with sidewalls to reflect the sound

Yamaha YSP-2700 pros & cons

Pros

  • This sound bar (a sound projector rather) is a perfect compromise between sound quality, ergonomics, and style
  • The wireless sub does a good job of handling special effects and can bring some rumble

Cons

  • Obviously it isn't a component system with standalone speakers

Votes 5 5
Rating 4.4 4.4
Add soundbar to comparison
We didn't find anything to show here

Common

Product

Sonos Beam
Yamaha YSP-2700

Model

Beam
YSP-2700

Brand

Sonos
Yamaha

Reviews

3280
27

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
power, volume down, volume up, input, mute, connect

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
7.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

107 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

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
AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, Chromecast
Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
3/1

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
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

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 HD

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
94.2 x 5 x 15.2/37.1 x 2 x 6

Weight, kg/pounds

2.8/6.2
3.9/8.7

Other

Release year

2018
2016
Sonos Beam
Yamaha YSP-2700
Sonos Beam
Yamaha YSP-2700

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 7.6
  • 6Sonos Beam
  • 7.6Yamaha YSP-2700