Our quick take
Yamaha YAS-209 Soundbar - 4.0 / 5
Elegantly understated
- Soundbar: 930 x 62 x 109mm; 2.7kg Sub: 191 x 420 x 406mm; 7.9kg Available in black
Virtual surround and built-in smarts
Connections and controls
- Physical remote included in the box App for Apple iOS & Google Android HDMI input; HDMI output w/ ARC Wi-Fi (2.4GHz); Bluetooth 4.2 Optical digital inout
Accomplished performer
- Supports: Flac (to 192kHz), ALAC (to 96kHz), MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 AAC (to 48kHz) Soundbar: 50W power per speaker; 46mm woofers, 25mm tweeters Sub: 100W amplification; side-firing 6.5-inch woofer
To recap
This ‘bar and sub combo is does exactly what it was designed to do: upgrade the sound of your TV. Surround sound isn’t the aim of the game here, but for sonic superiority over your usual TV output it’s a great option.
