This one best demostrations of the lower range Yamaha soundbars I have watched. The audio demo was very good, I could really hear the difference between the 107 and the 105. Thanks for a very good demo.
Thank you my man, I was considering to buy a soundbar with subwoofer but don't have enough space so I was looking for Yamaha yas 105 all in one and then I clicked on your video... Here in Italy the difference of price is around 20€ so I will definitely buy the 107 tomorrow morning it's decided. Thank you thank you thank you for this great comparison :)))
Great video, you really helped me to make a dicision about which sound bar to buy. Thank you so much. I was hoping to find something here with sound comparisons and you did it quite well. Much appreciated!
I bought the yas107 sound bar couple weeks back with the dts virtial x firmware and hooked my sony 100watt sub to it and dam it sounds amazing so i neck chopped my sony 7.1 receiver and and surround speakers and made this my main home theater system and haven't looked back!! But dont get me wrong i love sony gear especially the reciever range but i needed a change and im happy i did!!
Hi, for point of you what you suggest between Edifier s880db or 7100BT and the yamaha soundbar. Fyi i also listens vinyl records, so i want something with descent sound quality but not too expensive. Thanks Mel
Hey Meletis Stavridis , By the looks and specs, I have serious doubts about the quality of the 7100BT, to be honest. The s880db are great speakers for the price. The YAS-107 does movie sound more justice than music. If music is more your thing I would go with a 2.0 setup.
It sounds like there's vibration and static, but is that because it's rattling on your table? Also it would have been really helpful if you could have edited so that the audio for each speaker played each song consecutively. It would have been easier to spot the differences. Just a suggestion for any future videos
I was considering the Vizio but reviews on quality are mixed. I've had good luck with Yamaha products over the years. One of the issues with wireless subs is loosing connectivity so having the bass in the same box means no interference or dropped signals. I do not have HDMI out but do have optical and want to know if these respond to the TV volume control or do they only work with their own remote?
ok thanks unit on the way. TV is couple of years old specs don't say the HDMI supports those but even if not the Yamaha remote is better than using the crappy PC speakers with manual control.
Just got the Yamaha 107 from Amazon. TV is a 2012 Samsung un40eh5050 40 inch, has optical audio toslink port and 2 hdmi in. Optical to the Yamaha sounded good but of course can't control volume without the 107's remote. I did not find anywhere in the specs that the HDMI supports ARC, HDMI ports are not labeled as such. But I realized that because the TV is hooked up to a Windows media PC, and runs off an NVidia gt620 graphics card (which has two HDMI outs) I could connect the second HDMI port on the graphics card to the Yamaha HDMI input for the sound, which gives me digital audio and volume control from the PC which I control from a WMC specific remote. WIndows 7 immediately recognized the Yamaha. Works good. I need to try HDMI cable from the ARC out to the TV HDMIs but I doubt it is supported. Based on what I read ARC can be flakey. THanks for your help.
I’m running a Yamaha YST-SW120 subwoofer that I got back in 1995...it still delivers. I’ll be picking up this Yamaha sound bar to pair together since my current sound bar doesn’t support ARC. Yamaha is good quality and for the price it’s probably the best value you can find.
Do you recommend this sound bar? I'm trying to decide whether to get this or the JBL Bar 2.1. I'll be using it for my computer setup and my smart tv as well.
Can we use tv remote to control the sound of the soundbar? Does it will auto off/on? I mean, it will auto ON when we switch on the tv and vise versa...thanks Btw, my tv does not support hdmi arc...so the connection is via optical...
Hey torcid, At the point of shooting this video the firmware was not installed but I've installed it later. It gives the soundbar a more spacious soundstage and is indeed an improvement to the overall sound quality.
Hey chechsp, of course but I find the quality of this soundbar better at a distance. Especially the virtual surround effects. For the PC I use the Creative T40 Series II
I need a speaker for a small house party - about 25 ppl, would you recommend this for streaming music from Spotify? I need something off the floor. What do you think?
Hi! I see you have the exact same Creative PC speakers as i have which I use for my TV. How would you say the creative speakers stack up against the yama 107?? Thanks!
Hey Johnson82ish. Thanks for watching. Yeah the T40 Series II. I have them connected to a X-Fi extreme music. As for PC speakers the quality is good but I think the YAS-107 is more suitable for use with the TV. It has deeper bass and better balance. Plus you have the remote control to change your audio settings. I hooked it up with a Chromecast and most of the time I use it to stream music to it :)
if this soundbar lays flat on a tv stand or mantel; and you don't mount it... do you lose a lot of the sound? The profile is so much larger if it were mounted, I'm afraid that you lose a ton by not mounting it.
My TV doesn’t support ARC or Optical. I’m wondering, can I plug my PS4 or XBOXONE into the HDMI input of the 107 and the 107 into my TV in order to get sound from the consoles??
Hey Brian Moody , sure. That way you'll get de audio trough the soundbar and the picture on your tv. And it does support passtrough so if you turn the soundbar off it will still send the picture and sound to the tv.
hi, have few questions: 1. on low volume can hear clear dialog, voices from tv ? 2. this integrated subwoofer are enough to listen in flat for hiphop music and movies?
Hey Jo Pla, Although this soundbar can emulate surround through "DTS Virtual:X" which quality depends on for example the acoustics of the room, I would say to expect more of a stereo sound stage as it is still a soundbar.
Thanks, your review helped me to take a decision, I'm not very sensitive to treble so I think I'll be ok with the Yas 106, I already bought a refurbished Yas 106 in 99 USD that's for my room TV, I like that it has HDMI (ARC) input, probably I will buy a Yas 107 or Yas 207 in the future for my main TV.
I'm in Colombia so my best option is to buy in US Amazon and they have all the models available, but the problem is that the import fee and the rate conversion make it pretty expensive and I need to be careful before buying.
I just checked the total, it was $140, this time "only" increased $40 over the original value, very good value for this article, but I also want to buy a subwoofer (Polk Audio PSW10) is 90 USD and the cost of importing it is $90 (total $180), considering that the minimum wage here is 280 USD/month, that's a considerable amount of money, and also consider that I research for the cheapest way to buy, usually people here pay a lot more than me for those articles.
b00bytrap my TV doesn’t support arc, though I have HDMI and optical ports, will I be able to get the maximum performance out of this soundbar? I still don’t know what difference does arc make?
Dill Pickle yas 207 has many negative reviews about it wireless subwoofer cutting of randomly. I suggest you to go with yas 107 and add a third party active subwoofer
Hey Ralf Nwb, I mention the connector at 5:44 but that's all for the connectivity because you can basically connect any active subwoofer you like. The quality will depend on the brand/model. If you'd like to see some content on this topic, please let us know.
@@b00bytrap Hello guys, I currently have a Yahama NS SW050 and I would like to pair it with a soundbar, would the YAS107 be a good option ? Do you have any recommendations ?
Hey @@SanAntonio972 . I would consider the YAS-107 to be a good option. I'm using it myself for almost a year now. There is one thing that I miss on the featureset and that is the option to set the treble manually. Other than that I'm still satisfied.
Hey M-Media, what I meant was that the audio quality of the 105 isn't as balanced as the 107. The treble is a bit harsh in comparsion to the mids and lows.
Does anyone know if the sound bar comes on with the tv? I have a sonos playbar in the living room that always comes on with the tv and I love that. The Yamaha is going in the bedroom
Instead of testing with hip-hop and simple synth waveforms try testing with a decent hifi recording of some actual music with real musical instruments.
Yas 107 or Yas 306 if money is no issue ? Basically, I'm asking what's the difference between dts virtual x and air surround xtreme and what is better ?
Thanks for answering. some ppl say the yas 306 has an overall better experience because of how the sound fills the room, and the reason for my dilemma is that I'm not from the US, so we don't have the 107 here, and ordering it online including the price of shipping will cost as much as a new 306, and we do have the 306 here. I guess my question is, is it worth it to pay all that money for the 107 instead of just getting the 306 from here ?
b00bytrap Thank you and sorry for being such a pain. Last question, is having the 107 because of the HDMI support has a significant benefits in sound quality over the 306's optical?
Hey there guys, thanks for the excellent review on the Yamaha YAS 108! I'm curious 🤔 (having a lot of trouble figuring out bluetooth freatures specifically)?!!! 🔘 Can you connect two seperate Bluetooth earbuds to the soundbar, so that: 🅰️ Two people can listen to the audio output via their Bluetooth earbuds (connected to the soundbar) simultaneously? 🅱️ Use soundbar built-in speaker output >> ✔️ so you can either just listen via earbuds, (❔❕ Like for late night listening, where you don't want to disturb others in the household?), ✔️✔️ or with soundbar speakers AND attached earbuds at the same time, (❔❕ Like if one member of the household is hard of hearing and uses their Bluetooth earbuds to listen, whilst others in the room can still listen via the soundbar speakers?). If anyone has been able to do this, or can suggest a soundbar with Bluetooth 5.0 capability that can replicate above, I'd be most grateful for your assistance and advice. 🙏🤗😜 Cheers, ANTHONY.capetown 🇿🇦
Hey Klaus I, thanks for watching. At the time of recording this video I lived in an apartment building. I don't think my neighbors were so happy with these soundbars. Great value for money.. still
It would be nice for someone to really test these soundbars for correct power rating. Because you can't get 120watts out of this in the real world. And MP3s are total crap sound.
Don't buy the Bose Solo, 5 I just bought it and am really disappointed with it. Previously I had a JBL SB200 which broke and the Bose is nowhere near as good, sounds flat and tinny in comparison with nowhere near enough bass. That's how I arrived here as I'm now considering the YAS-107 instead.
Hey Снежана. The old JBLs did indeed. The speakers I had were the XTi series of JBL. These soundbars are by far no match for those XTIs but I didn't like the look of them anymore and wanted something more subtle.
This one best demostrations of the lower range Yamaha soundbars I have watched. The audio demo was very good, I could really hear the difference between the 107 and the 105. Thanks for a very good demo.
Hey Steven Lightner, thanks for watching. Glad this video was helpful to you :)
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Thank you my man, I was considering to buy a soundbar with subwoofer but don't have enough space so I was looking for Yamaha yas 105 all in one and then I clicked on your video... Here in Italy the difference of price is around 20€ so I will definitely buy the 107 tomorrow morning it's decided. Thank you thank you thank you for this great comparison :)))
I have the 105 and I don't have any plans to upgrade as of 10/2020. It's a big step up from my Sony TV speakers.
Hey Dean, for the price it's hard to beat. Especially compared to TV speakers.
Great video, you really helped me to make a dicision about which sound bar to buy. Thank you so much. I was hoping to find something here with sound comparisons and you did it quite well. Much appreciated!
Awesome comparison! Super un-biased (SO important) - exactly what I was looking for :D
Hey Andreas Ursin Hellebust, thanks for watching and the feedback. I'm glad this video was helpful to you :)
I bought the yas107 sound bar couple weeks back with the dts virtial x firmware and hooked my sony 100watt sub to it and dam it sounds amazing so i neck chopped my sony 7.1 receiver and and surround speakers and made this my main home theater system and haven't looked back!! But dont get me wrong i love sony gear especially the reciever range but i needed a change and im happy i did!!
That was a perfect comparison, thx
Very nice unboxing. Do you happen to know the length of the power supply cable?
107 tip always keep bas extension and clear voice ON
Hi, for point of you what you suggest between Edifier s880db or 7100BT and the yamaha soundbar. Fyi i also listens vinyl records, so i want something with descent sound quality but not too expensive. Thanks Mel
Hey Meletis Stavridis
, By the looks and specs, I have serious doubts about the quality of the 7100BT, to be honest. The s880db are great speakers for the price. The YAS-107 does movie sound more justice than music. If music is more your thing I would go with a 2.0 setup.
It sounds like there's vibration and static, but is that because it's rattling on your table? Also it would have been really helpful if you could have edited so that the audio for each speaker played each song consecutively. It would have been easier to spot the differences. Just a suggestion for any future videos
This sound is good in my earphones! >
Good job man keep the videos coming
I was considering the Vizio but reviews on quality are mixed. I've had good luck with Yamaha products over the years. One of the issues with wireless subs is loosing connectivity so having the bass in the same box means no interference or dropped signals. I do not have HDMI out but do have optical and want to know if these respond to the TV volume control or do they only work with their own remote?
ok thanks unit on the way. TV is couple of years old specs don't say the HDMI supports those but even if not the Yamaha remote is better than using the crappy PC speakers with manual control.
Just got the Yamaha 107 from Amazon. TV is a 2012 Samsung un40eh5050 40 inch, has optical audio toslink port and 2 hdmi in. Optical to the Yamaha sounded good but of course can't control volume without the 107's remote. I did not find anywhere in the specs that the HDMI supports ARC, HDMI ports are not labeled as such. But I realized that because the TV is hooked up to a Windows media PC, and runs off an NVidia gt620 graphics card (which has two HDMI outs) I could connect the second HDMI port on the graphics card to the Yamaha HDMI input for the sound, which gives me digital audio and volume control from the PC which I control from a WMC specific remote. WIndows 7 immediately recognized the Yamaha. Works good. I need to try HDMI cable from the ARC out to the TV HDMIs but I doubt it is supported. Based on what I read ARC can be flakey. THanks for your help.
I’m running a Yamaha YST-SW120 subwoofer that I got back in 1995...it still delivers. I’ll be picking up this Yamaha sound bar to pair together since my current sound bar doesn’t support ARC. Yamaha is good quality and for the price it’s probably the best value you can find.
This or the new bose tv speaker?
yamaha yas 152 is better? yamaha age 105? yamaha yas 152 bass ?? I wonder how?
Do you recommend this sound bar? I'm trying to decide whether to get this or the JBL Bar 2.1. I'll be using it for my computer setup and my smart tv as well.
Thank you so much for your response! One more question, for a $60 price difference, which one would YOU get?
Just placed the order, super excited! Thanks again! :]
Can we use tv remote to control the sound of the soundbar? Does it will auto off/on? I mean, it will auto ON when we switch on the tv and vise versa...thanks
Btw, my tv does not support hdmi arc...so the connection is via optical...
Hi b00bytrap, I've updated the firmware but DTS X option not showing on the mobile app.
b00bytrap I loved it :)
Have you installed the Firmware Update for DTS Virtual: X Support from the Yamaha Website ?! It boosts the bar another level in 3D mode!
Hey torcid, At the point of shooting this video the firmware was not installed but I've installed it later. It gives the soundbar a more spacious soundstage and is indeed an improvement to the overall sound quality.
@@b00bytrap Only 3D mode (Blue LED) updated. But indeed the DTS Virtual X sounds much more spatial. It's not surround but impressive for a soundbar.
@@__Pathfinder__ hi torcid please give me link DTS Virtual; X Support
Is there available dts firmware for yas-105 also? Or just for 107. Thanks before
@@smartnetijen6515 No not for the Yas 105. It supports only Dolby Digital... no DTS...
Could you use the YAS-107 for a PC if you had enough space, or is it only suitable for a TV or something more distant?
Hey chechsp, of course but I find the quality of this soundbar better at a distance. Especially the virtual surround effects. For the PC I use the Creative T40 Series II
I need a speaker for a small house party - about 25 ppl, would you recommend this for streaming music from Spotify? I need something off the floor. What do you think?
Hi!
I see you have the exact same Creative PC speakers as i have which I use for my TV. How would you say the creative speakers stack up against the yama 107??
Thanks!
Hey Johnson82ish. Thanks for watching. Yeah the T40 Series II. I have them connected to a X-Fi extreme music. As for PC speakers the quality is good but I think the YAS-107 is more suitable for use with the TV. It has deeper bass and better balance. Plus you have the remote control to change your audio settings. I hooked it up with a Chromecast and most of the time I use it to stream music to it :)
if this soundbar lays flat on a tv stand or mantel; and you don't mount it... do you lose a lot of the sound? The profile is so much larger if it were mounted, I'm afraid that you lose a ton by not mounting it.
My TV doesn’t support ARC or Optical. I’m wondering, can I plug my PS4 or XBOXONE into the HDMI input of the 107 and the 107 into my TV in order to get sound from the consoles??
Hey Brian Moody
, sure. That way you'll get de audio trough the soundbar and the picture on your tv. And it does support passtrough so if you turn the soundbar off it will still send the picture and sound to the tv.
b00bytrap Thank you!! I ordered the 107 yesterday so looking forward to setting it up! Not sure if I’m going to add a sub to it or not yet though.
hi, have few questions: 1. on low volume can hear clear dialog, voices from tv ? 2. this integrated subwoofer are enough to listen in flat for hiphop music and movies?
b00bytrap thank you for fast replay, dos you try to connect extra subwoofer? It’s not to bumpy ? Is it possible to control extra subwoofer?
Great video 3 ranges of music awesome showing Great music to 🇺🇸
Any idea if those soundbars integrate with tvs so I wont have to use its remote?
Hey hiczok, thanks for watching. If your tv supports CEC then it does work with the 107.
@@b00bytrap Thanks a lot. Good review :)
hi, would you suggest yas 107 or 207?
Jbl sb150 or yas107
Thanks for the review bro, for next could you review the Q acoustics media m3 vs Polkmini
Will it give surround sound from my TV or more stereo like ? Thank you
Hey Jo Pla, Although this soundbar can emulate surround through "DTS Virtual:X" which quality depends on for example the acoustics of the room, I would say to expect more of a stereo sound stage as it is still a soundbar.
Thanks
I'm deciding between buying the Yas 106 and Yas 107, what do you think about the 106? Will it sound closer to the 105 or the 107?
Thanks, your review helped me to take a decision, I'm not very sensitive to treble so I think I'll be ok with the Yas 106, I already bought a refurbished Yas 106 in 99 USD that's for my room TV, I like that it has HDMI (ARC) input, probably I will buy a Yas 107 or Yas 207 in the future for my main TV.
I'm in Colombia so my best option is to buy in US Amazon and they have all the models available, but the problem is that the import fee and the rate conversion make it pretty expensive and I need to be careful before buying.
I just checked the total, it was $140, this time "only" increased $40 over the original value, very good value for this article, but I also want to buy a subwoofer (Polk Audio PSW10) is 90 USD and the cost of importing it is $90 (total $180), considering that the minimum wage here is 280 USD/month, that's a considerable amount of money, and also consider that I research for the cheapest way to buy, usually people here pay a lot more than me for those articles.
The Yamaha's catalog is very limited here.
b00bytrap my TV doesn’t support arc, though I have HDMI and optical ports, will I be able to get the maximum performance out of this soundbar? I still don’t know what difference does arc make?
The yas 107 or yas 207?
One more question, yas 107 vs polk magfi mini?
Dill Pickle yas 207 has many negative reviews about it wireless subwoofer cutting of randomly. I suggest you to go with yas 107 and add a third party active subwoofer
Well done, thank you.
Thank you. this is good a review.
Hey Somyot Boonkrobe, thanks for watching.
I like the 105's bass more
You didn’t mention the subwoofer connectivity, any idea for this ... i.e. did somebody tried this out 😳🤨 🙏🏽
Hey Ralf Nwb, I mention the connector at 5:44 but that's all for the connectivity because you can basically connect any active subwoofer you like. The quality will depend on the brand/model. If you'd like to see some content on this topic, please let us know.
@@b00bytrap Hello guys, I currently have a Yahama NS SW050 and I would like to pair it with a soundbar, would the YAS107 be a good option ? Do you have any recommendations ?
Hey @@SanAntonio972 . I would consider the YAS-107 to be a good option. I'm using it myself for almost a year now. There is one thing that I miss on the featureset and that is the option to set the treble manually. Other than that I'm still satisfied.
@@b00bytrap ok thank you and does a subwoofer as mine paired withthe soundbar really have added value ?
What means "a little bit too much"???
Hey M-Media, what I meant was that the audio quality of the 105 isn't as balanced as the 107. The treble is a bit harsh in comparsion to the mids and lows.
Does anyone know if the sound bar comes on with the tv?
I have a sonos playbar in the living room that always comes on with the tv and I love that. The Yamaha is going in the bedroom
Hey Black 13, the YAS-107 has "HDMI control on" which means if your TV supports CEC it will work.
Instead of testing with hip-hop and simple synth waveforms try testing with a decent hifi recording of some actual music with real musical instruments.
Yas 107 or Yas 306 if money is no issue ? Basically, I'm asking what's the difference between dts virtual x and air surround xtreme and what is better ?
Thanks for answering. some ppl say the yas 306 has an overall better experience because of how the sound fills the room, and the reason for my dilemma is that I'm not from the US, so we don't have the 107 here, and ordering it online including the price of shipping will cost as much as a new 306, and we do have the 306 here. I guess my question is, is it worth it to pay all that money for the 107 instead of just getting the 306 from here ?
b00bytrap Thank you and sorry for being such a pain. Last question, is having the 107 because of the HDMI support has a significant benefits in sound quality over the 306's optical?
@@TheXlow Did you finally go for a 306 or a 107 ? I would be so glad if you could give me your feedback, also do you have a third party subwoofer ?
Hey there guys, thanks for the excellent review on the Yamaha YAS 108!
I'm curious 🤔 (having a lot of trouble figuring out bluetooth freatures specifically)?!!!
🔘 Can you connect two seperate Bluetooth earbuds to the soundbar, so that:
🅰️ Two people can listen to the audio output via their Bluetooth earbuds (connected to the soundbar) simultaneously?
🅱️ Use soundbar built-in speaker output >> ✔️ so you can either just listen via earbuds, (❔❕ Like for late night listening, where you don't want to disturb others in the household?), ✔️✔️ or with soundbar speakers AND attached earbuds at the same time, (❔❕ Like if one member of the household is hard of hearing and uses their Bluetooth earbuds to listen, whilst others in the room can still listen via the soundbar speakers?).
If anyone has been able to do this, or can suggest a soundbar with Bluetooth 5.0 capability that can replicate above, I'd be most grateful for your assistance and advice. 🙏🤗😜
Cheers,
ANTHONY.capetown 🇿🇦
11:46 neighbors are entering. :-)
Hey Klaus I, thanks for watching. At the time of recording this video I lived in an apartment building. I don't think my neighbors were so happy with these soundbars. Great value for money.. still
It would be nice for someone to really test these soundbars for correct power rating. Because you can't get 120watts out of this in the real world. And MP3s are total crap sound.
Yamaha YAS-107 vs Jamo SB36 vs Bose Solo 5? :-)
Don't buy the Bose Solo, 5 I just bought it and am really disappointed with it. Previously I had a JBL SB200 which broke and the Bose is nowhere near as good, sounds flat and tinny in comparison with nowhere near enough bass. That's how I arrived here as I'm now considering the YAS-107 instead.
Thanx :-) My personal ranking is: 1) Jamo 2) Yamaha 3) Bose. But Yamaha will be available here in Europe (Czech Republic) from the end of April...
Bose is overpriced
JBL Rocks!!!
Hey Снежана. The old JBLs did indeed. The speakers I had were the XTi series of JBL. These soundbars are by far no match for those XTIs but I didn't like the look of them anymore and wanted something more subtle.
ujnia
Wtf you're rambling on for?