Is Yamaha A Good Brand For Soundbars? How It Compares To Brands Like JBL & Bose

Currently, Yamaha offers nine different soundbars for purchase. Some of these options are purely just a soundbar, but four of them also come with a separate subwoofer as an included feature. Those nine soundbars can be split into three different categories: True X, SR, and YAS. The True X soundbars are the company’s best, most recent, and most expensive additions to its line of soundbars. It currently offers the True X Bar 40A and 50A. These options are outfitted with Dolby Atmos capabilities, built-in Alexa service, and are Bluetooth ready. The difference between them is that the 40A has subwoofers built into the soundbar, whereas the 50A utilizes an external one. In both cases, you are able to connect other wireless speakers to your setup if you want.

Then you have the SR soundbars, which themselves can be broken up into SR-B and SR-C bars. The SR-C bars, the 20A and 30A, are Yamaha’s most basic soundbars, simply meant to deliver clear sound. The SR-B bars are a step-up. The B20A delivers DTS virtual 3D sound, and the B30A and 40A models — the latter of which comes with an external subwoofer — up that to Dolby Atmos. These soundbars aren’t as big as the True X models and can’t connect to other Yamaha speakers for full surround sound.

Lastly, there’s the YAS-109 and 209, which sit between the SR-B and SR-C models in both function and price. Both offer DTS virtual 3D audio and support Alexa voice control. It may not be full home theater quality, but it’s a big step up from your television’s native speakers.