Reviewing The Yamaha YAS-209 Soundbar - What's Changed From The YAS-207?

[@jefferyberg2850]

Great video and I like my Yas-209 over my Yas-207 more features a definite plus.

[@vvpandey1]

How is the BASS and clarity of 209 ?I am planning to buy one. POLK and Vizio are not available here at my location.

[@jefferyberg3549]

@@vvpandey1 Very smooth and not loud or punchy just about right when you need it during big action movie scenes.

[@vvpandey1]

Thanks

[@vvpandey1]

@Jeffery, you were right. Its perfect for a home

[@willmo5217]

Is it worth paying more for the yas 209 over the 207 ?

[@davidbee8178]

Yes but not by a HUGE margin - I"m pretty sure you'd be happy with either one. One caveat though - if you want to control the sound bar VOLUME with the TV's remote (as opposed to the Yamaha's own sound bar remote) as far as I know, only the YAS-209 will allow you to do that through its ARC input. Worth looking into : )

[@snowtigers63000]

@@davidbee8178 YAS 207 have a ARC HDMI too, so you can control like it like 209

[@fabiansain]

Sound between 207 and 209 are same, the only main difference is Alexa. I tried both and couldn't tell the difference...

[@casasdacaixa]

@@davidbee8178 tv control remote work with optical too on 207

[@moileung]

Wow a better quick review of the Yamaha 209. Pro looking presentation too.

[@joshuagarcia184]

This guy is awesome

[@arthurstevenson9873]

I’ve got a few questions, first of I’ve had this sound bar for at least year 1/2 and have problems with, 1 . Question is my WiFi light on the bar keeps blinking. 2 question is the bar sometime just right of with the all the light on are off and I touch the bar and it’s hot , and 3rd Is some time all the light are on o the bar then they shut off ,but the sound still coming out of it , 4 question is part of the 3rd I unplug the bar and reset it and oat works but there no sound coming out tv 5 final question is once in while when I’m in bed at night or during the day my tv turn on by it self , some time I’m go out town for a week or so come back and it’s on

[@Avik71]

Please suggest between Samsung Q60T/Q60R, Yamaha YAS 209 or Polk command bar. Please advise Which one has loudest volume compare to others as my living room is pretty large where I need to set it up with my 4K SAMSUNG TV. Good soundstage, clear vocal and thumping bass is the expectation for ps5/xbox gaming and TV shows and music. Thank you!!

[@ameemahmedkhan5093]

Which one did you end up buying ?

[@shanebowers7902]

Is the sound bar better at ,surround sound ,than the surround sound in speakers

[@Fahmbo]

Very informative Great review

[@cannizzaro14]

Sir how is it as compared to JBL 2.1 DB

[@efimkramer4587]

VERY GOOD DEVICE

[@sennopatiallen]

did you record the music using binaural mic?

[@Visia-w3h]

Yamaha Yas 209 vs klipsch cinema 600. Which one has better surround sound and bass???

[@NutraFit87]

YAS - 209 or Klipsch cinema 600... What do I go for???

[@waynegarrett1614]

Hi do you know if its now compatable with Google assistant?

[@gilbertreyes2802]

I have question bec yamaha 209 dosent have a aux but iwant to use to the mixer it is possible to use hdmi to av convert to connect there thank u

[@t-421]

Tony Tuff I recently purchased the Yamaha Yas207 soundbar and i am having some trouble with the decoding. It is supposed to decode both dts and Dolby codecs but for some reason it is not showing the dts working. I have it connected to my LG 49 inch (UM7300PSA) I have tried several blurays that dts hd soundtracks and still no dts. I also tried several movies with dts and still no results. I don't understand what is the problem or if i am doing something wrong. Your recommendation Will be greatly appreciated.

[@zami8827]

Do a firmware update from yamahas site.

[@Marian1st.]

Is the new YAS 109 better than YAS 207? Trying to decide if I should go with YAS 109 or YAS 207.

[@andrenewman6420]

YAS 109 Has got Alexa built in - subwoofer is also built in, these are the main differences. If you don't need a bass pressure - take 109, if you have a stand alone subwoofer already - than definately YAS-109 - as you can plug it to YAS-109

[@Marian1st.]

Andre Newman Thanks. I got YAS 109.

[@markbeggs6793]

Would you recommend the yas 109

[@Marian1st.]

Mark Beggs Yes, absolutely. It’s very nice and it gets loud. Very good sound. Alexa feature comes very handy.

[@markbeggs6793]

@@Marian1st. thanks for your reply 👍

[@harshusuniverse4283]

For samsung q80r, 55 inch tv which is having dolby digital plus,dolby atmos support but only hdmi arc port input which sound bar is better yamaha 209 or philips tapb 603?

[@gavilan355]

I am torn, so I buy this sound bar or the Vizio 38” 5.1? Please help , anyone

[@davidbee8178]

IMHO the Vizio represents perhaps a better VALUE but if music and best sound are your priorities you might like the Yamaha YAS-209 a little more . . . I'm in shopping mode too but I hear that the Yamaha is really VERY good on music so that's where I'll be going. I presently have Vizio model (going on it's FITH YEAR!) and I can tell you that it has been stellar and very reliable - it only cost me $170. 00 at Costco and I can vouch that it is a superb buy. If you don't go for the Yamaha then definitely go with the Vizio. Hope this helps.

[@jefferyberg3549]

@@davidbee8178 Update now the 209 is available at Costco cheaper than Amazon!

[@Aguirja1]

Vizio stops working after a few months. I have had two different ones and same issue.

[@TacticoolNinja]

$200 currently at Costco.

[@clairescarpe]

Im confused which one to choose yas 207 or yas 209. Which one is better?

[@jefferyberg8186]

209 has WiFi and alexa that's the main difference

[@gilbertreyes2802]

How can connect this Yamaha 209 to mixer bec I want to put microphone bec dosent have AUX input please give me advise what I will do thank u...

[@jeremylister89]

I've heard of a serious design issue with YAS-207 which puts me off wireless subs. is this fixed in the YAS-209? It seems to be the electronics deciding when to output audio to the sub, random muting of the signal then re-instating it. Most obvious with male speech. E.g the voice is higher pitched so the sub is quiet (muted?) then the voice pitch lowers and suddenly the sub is activated as if the male voice is now 'shouting'. This un-natural effect is worse when the bar is under the TV and the sub is behind the sofa. If Yamaha can't get this right it does not bode well for others. Apparently it's to do with a cut-off frequency chosen by Yamaha and cannot be fixed on that model. In my view it would be better to send the full bandwidth signal to the sub and let it do adjustable analogue low pass filtering inside...simple! Then 3 other problems generally with these things.. There is auto mute. Low signal so the sub mutes. This should be removed. Random power off..you pause the video and the sub powers off totally after too short a period. An over aggressive power saving feature Loss of wireless connection...so annoying. Use wires! So 4 designed-in problems that vary with manufacturer and model No thanks, that's 4 reasons not to take a risk. I want one of these things but WHO'S DESIGN CAN YOU TRUST?

[@jefferyberg2850]

Hi I think all the issues have been fixed I too owned the 207 and loved it my first one quit called Yamaha and they sent me a brand new 207 for free! and never had any issues later I got the Yas-209 and love it no problems and yes there were issues with the 207 and none at all with the 209 a pure gem, that doesn't break the bank.

[@tuncaykaya6358]

is it recommended

[@Thron2111]

Is it usable with a Optoma uhd42 Beamer.

[@akshaytony]

Jbl 2.1 vs. Yaa 209? Bass?

[@brianbanda2975]

This one or the Polk magnify mini? Please help

[@ashishkate431]

If you want best sound clarity go with polk but if you want to go as per the trend go with yamaha

[@MathewsGardeningChannel]

could you please review the Yamaha YAS 109 because you must of forgot to make a KZbin review of that model

[@theempreror9608]

At first I had the YAS-109. It is a great soundbar, but after a while the dedicated sub was missing for me. So I sent it back and got the YAS 209 which is a truly great soundbar. Both have great mids, clear sound but if you need the punchier bass than go for the 209.

[@simplelife6827]

@@theempreror9608 could you not have got a sub for your 109?

[@paulrodger3115]

Toronto Canada. I'm not hi tech. From my laptop, can this speaker bar play stations, wned wguc kusc etc stations

[@misterscruffle]

damn that subwoofer looks so huge though

[@cedbau9812]

I have just set mine up but the subwoofer, though paired, does not work. Could you help me please?

[@ericabrown7421]

I just purchased as well and I'm having thre same issue. This sucks.

[@cedbau9812]

I returned mine and got my money back. Then I bought the LG sound bar from another seller. I’m very happy with the LG. Amazing sound bar

[@jefferyberg3549]

Have you tried to manually connect it? its in the manual how to pair both the bar and sub together also call Yamaha if all else fails they customer services is outstanding.

[@snowbound3469]

@@cedbau9812 Which model?

[@arthurstevenson9873]

I’ve got this, how do you get the tv sound come through it , the sound only coming out of my tv speackers and the volume very low can’t hear it . And if there a way to get sound through sound bar how do u do it

[@TacticoolNinja]

Switch the sound bar to TV mode.

[@arthurstevenson9873]

My Yamaha sound bar keeps shutting off. Or the white light or on freezes and I got to unplug it the plug it in again to work. Plus the sound bar get extremely hot and shuts off Also my tv Samsung turn on by it self sometime while I’m sleeping and wake up and it on how do I fix

[@MathewsGardeningChannel]

gosh wheres the Yamaha yas 109 new alexa enabled with duel built in 3 inch subs sound soundbar

[@MRMReviewsTech]

It is very cool soundbar, even I made tutorial of it.

[@marekw2537]

Is it worth to pay extra money for yas209 ?

[@MRMReviewsTech]

Yeah, as it has built in Alexa.

[@BlinkLaPrincesa]

and nice review!

[@andibelalang6530]

Cool

[@MySarsoor]

What if my soundbar has HDMI HDCP version 1.4 and my TV has HDMI 2.0 HDCP 2.2, will that affect the 4k and HDR content?

[@superstealth385]

Yes and no It depends on what type of connection you use

[@izmar]

This guy sounds just like John Krasinski.

[@leandrofelix4452]

Ela tem quantos RMS ?

[@cees-gc8xt]

No ANALOG....NEVERMIND!!!!

[@BlinkLaPrincesa]

i like this

[@TheTruth-ro2tc]

How powerful is the bass

[@myuseryoutube]

Why you repeat this comment in every yas 209 review ?

[@TheTruth-ro2tc]

Ahmed cause I want to know shit

[@nickreynolds8391]

@@TheTruth-ro2tc 😂

[@sc0or]

Overpriced. Three different speakers with not overlapped ranges. There are better and cheaper options on a market. Just don’t look for thin devices. These are crap

[@snowbound3469]

What are better and cheaper options?