Yamaha YAS-209 - Reviews, Prices, Specs and Alternatives

Name: Yamaha YAS-209
Brand: Yamaha
SKU: 85c28703-7f72-43c9-8d12-c7d01cb2e9ee
Price: 249.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 7.6 (4319 reviews)

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Yamaha YAS-209 - Recommended and relevant!

According to the meta ranking published on 4 January 2023, Yamaha YAS-209 is currently recommended as a high-quality Sound Bar. Out of 10 expert opinions queried, Yamaha YAS-209 received 3 endorsements, from World Wide Stereo (3 Jan 2023), WIRED (24 Nov 2022) and Tom's Guide (22 Dec 2022). .

No experts ranked Yamaha YAS-209 as 'the best Sound Bar of January'.

Compared to other most critically acclaimed Sound Bars, Yamaha YAS-209 ranks #17 out of 27 in January 2023, - as can be seen from the table below.

Consumer Score

7.6

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Current price

$250

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From Seller:

Easy setup with HDMI or Optical cable and automatic subwoofer connection
Wireless subwoofer for deep bass and flexible placement. Center unit-36-5/8 × 2-1/2 × 4-1/4 inches, Subwoofer-7-1/2 × 16-1/2 × 16 inches
Clear voice for enhanced dialogue clarity
Alexa built-in for voice control of your sound bar, playing music, listening to news, setting alarms and timers, asking questions, controlling smart home devices, and more
With Alexa, playing music is as simple as asking for a song, artist, or genre from Amazon music and more
DTS Virtual: X virtual 3D surround sound
Play music and podcasts through Spotify Connect, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth
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Critic Consensus Common points from expert reviews summarized.

As can be seen from the ranking below, Yamaha YAS-209 is endorsed by the critics this months, and ranks #17.

Rank	Change	Price	Sound Bar	Rtings.com	What Hi-Fi	World Wide Stereo	SoundGuys	WIRED	Digital Trends	TechHive	PCMag	Tom's Guide	TechRadar
1	-	$450	Sonos Beam Gen 2	6	2	5	2	4	-	4	8	10	8
2	+1	$1598	Samsung HW-Q990B	1	-	6	-	3	7	7	7	-	6
3	-1	$899	Sonos Arc	-	3	3	-	-	1	-	3	3	3
4	-	$295	Vizio M-Series 5.1	4	-	-	-	2	8	3	4	-	-
5	-	$279	Sonos Ray	-	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	7	4
6	-	$2000	Sennheiser Ambeo 3D	-	4	8	1	11	-	-	-	-	-
7	-	$2400	Devialet Dione	-	7	10	-	-	-	-	-	1	11
8	-	$1198	Sony HT-A7000	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	15
9	-	$100	Roku Streambar	-	17	-	-	8	-	2	-	12	-
10	-	$700	Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3	-	13	20	-	-	-	-	-	2	10
11	+1	Check price	Samsung HW-Q930	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
12	-1	$453	Klipsch Cinema 600	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
13	-	$799	Vizio Elevate	3	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-
14	-	$165	Polk Audio React	-	-	15	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
15	-	$798	Sony HT-A5000	-	6	-	-	-	6	8	-	-	-
16	-	$1297	LG S95QR	-	10	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	9
17	-	$250	Yamaha YAS-209	-	-	16	-	10	-	-	-	4	-
18	-	$699	Bose Smart Soundbar 900	-	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	8	-
19	-	$169	Roku Streambar Pro	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	2	-	-
20	-	Check price	Bose Smart Soundbar 600	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	5
22	-	$398	Sony HT-G700	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
23	-	$499	Denon Home 550	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	14
24	-	$1000	JBL Bar 9.1	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
25	-	$199	ZVOX AccuVoice AV157	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-
26	+1	$400	JBL Bar 5.0 MultiBeam	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-
27	+1	$258	Polk Audio MagniFi Mini	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	9	-
28	+1	$993	Bluesound Pulse Soundbar+	-	18	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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January 2023 Awards and Mentions Every month we consolidate opinions of key experts for every product category

Nice! Yamaha YAS-209 ranks #17 out of 27 in this month's ranking:

Ranked #16 out of 20

The Best Sound Bar Under $400

World Wide Stereo

3 Jan 2023 (28 days ago)

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Ranked #10 out of 13

A Smart Soundbar With a Sub

WIRED

24 Nov 2022 (2 months ago)

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Ranked #4 out of 12

Best soundbar speaker with a subwoofer and Alexa / Best Value

Tom's Guide

22 Dec 2022 (1 month ago)

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This month, #1 Sound Bar is Sonos Beam Gen 2

Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [13]

83

Total expert reviews: 13

with a score: 9
without a score: 4

Highest score by Digital Trends	90
Average score based on 13 reviews	83
Lowest score by AVForums	80

Score distribution:

80-100
60-80
40-60
20-40
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From Manufacturer Manufacturer-provided product description, urls and documents.

Official Urls:

EAN Numbers: 0027108958279, 4957812645461

UPC Numbers: 027108958279

Model Numbers: YAS-209BL

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Yamaha YAS-209 is a very popular option in the middle of the sound bars price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling sound bars and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Roku Smart Soundbar or Razer Leviathan V2 .

Yamaha YAS-209 is $48.05 less expensive than an average sound bar ($298).