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Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 review
If you watch a lot of TVs or often listen to music at home, you'll want something that sounds good and is compatible with your existing devices. Pay attention to a Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 review. As any soundbar, it offers some advantages: takes up less space, is easier to set up, and is affordable. After analyzing the features of Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400, we gave it an overall rating of 8.2 points out of 10 possible.
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 Pros
- ✔Separate subwoofer in package for the best performance on the low frequency channel
- ✔Streaming music from any Apple device is made as easy as possible with proprietary AirPlay technology
- ✔Connect quickly and stream music without lag with Amazon Music support
- ✔There is support for one of the most popular services for listening to music - Spotify
- ✔Wireless connection to other devices and interaction with network services via Wi-Fi is possible
- ✔Control your soundbar remotely or stream music from your devices via Bluetooth
- ✔Play your audio library from external media by USB
- ✔With HDMI ARC support reduce the number of cables between your TV and MusicCast BAR 400
- ✔You can make MusicCast BAR 400 a part of a multiroom system
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 Cons
- ✖There is no support for the Dolby Atmos surround sound
- ✖There is no support for the object oriented format DTS:X
- ✖No soundbar control App provided
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Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 back and front view
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 specs and features
General
| Placement type | table-top, wall-mountable |
| Connection to source | wired, wireless |
| Soundbar buttons | power, volume down, volume up, input, mute |
Audio features
| Built-in channels | 5.1 |
| Amplification type | active |
| Output power, W | 200 (overall) |
| Separate speaker (in package) | 0 |
| Separate speaker connections | wireless |
Subwoofer
| Built-in subwoofer | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer (in package) | ✔ |
| Separate subwoofer connections | wireless |
Streaming services
| Apple Music (AirPlay) | AirPlay 2 |
| Amazon Music | ✔ |
| Spotify | ✔ |
| Other streaming services | Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz |
Connectivity
| WI-FI | ✔ |
| Bluetooth | ✔ |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | 1 |
| NFC | ✖ |
| HDMI input/output | 1/1 |
| HDMI ARC | ✔ |
| HDMI eARC | ✖ |
| HDMI CEC | ✔ |
| Optical digital input/output | 1/0 |
| USB | 1 (USB 2.0) |
| Coaxial digital input/output | 0/0 |
| Analog audio input/output (RCA) | 1/0 |
| Headphone output | 0 |
| Subwoofer output | 0 |
Features
| Voice control | Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant |
| App control | ✖ |
| Microphone | ✔ |
| Remote control | ✔ |
| Multi-room | ✔ |
Multichannel surround
| Dolby Atmos | ✖ |
| Dolby (other) | Dolby Digital |
| DTS:X | ✖ |
| DTS (other) | DTS Virtual:X, DTS Digital Surround |
Dimensions
| Size (Wx H x D), cm/in | 94.2 x 8.3 x 11/38.6 x 3.3 x 4.3 |
| Weight, kg/pounds | 2.7/6 |
Other
| Release year | 2018 |