Yamaha YAS-109

Sound is very good and it is perfect for my needs. Very pleased.

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Great sound

I been using the Yamaha YAS-109 for three weeks and i just love the unit,easy to operate and the sound is outstanding for the price. You can not go wrong ,highly recommend if your in the market for a good sound bar at a good price.

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Easy setup, Alexa on-board, sound fell short...

Bought one of these to use with an old Panasonic plasma TV as second A/V setup in a downstairs bedroom. Setup was was pretty straightforward, no surprises there. Was hoping to use the remote from my Roku Ultra in conjunction with the ARC HDMI connection on the TV, but no dice. Sound quality was not to my liking - there was noticeably more bass than the TV but less clarity (sounded muddy). Played with settings but to no avail. Tried streaming music just in case the problem was with the Roku or a setting associated with an HDMI connection, but had the same result. Sadly, I ultimately ended up returning this unit in exchange for an HK Enchant 1300, for which I couldn't be happier (does work with Roku Ultra remote, no programming necessary). Please keep in-mind when reading these reviews that the sound profile we prefer is ultimately very subjective. What may sound good to one person, may not to another (and vice versa). So be sure to read enough of these reviews to get a good feel for what people like and what they dislike about this unit. Also, Crutchfield has a great return policy so even if you change your mind, you can still try something different. Hope this review is helpful!

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Yamaha YAS-109

My rating may is low because I was not able to get this bar to work with my system and therefore could not give it a better score. My TV's audio it controlled by a Yamaha Receiver as well as my DVD, Cable Box, and Apple TV. It is a question of compatibility for my system. I had assumed it would be a replacement for a center speaker. Totally my oops and I hope this will help someone with a similar configuration.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Excellent sound bar for the price

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Yamaha YAS-109

Great sound a ith a sleek look.

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Just ok

I think for a small room it works just fine . Don't think just because it says built in subwoofer that you are going to get much punch .

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Not what I hoped for.

Sound quality is improved over TV speakers. I used the HDMI method to hook up unit to TV so I could control volume with TV remote, however, volume will only go to a certain level and Yamaha remote still has to be used! Light indicators on unit are soo small I have to use a flashlight to see them. Overall I would not buy again.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Remote only works from 4 feet away when manual states it works from over 20ft. Sound quality is decent for the money

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Yamaha YAS-109

Works fine but a little tricky setting up hmdi arc on a Samsung TV

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Affordable and Simple

Simple to install and use. The app is helpful. The sound on our 2012 50" flatscreen is much improved.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Very good sound quality for the price. Perfect for a small to medium sized bedroom or den. Just enough base to produce full bodied sound. Easy to set up

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Yamaha YAS 109

Was looking for an upgrade sound solution for our 55inch TV and this did the trick. Thanks Crutchfield for the recommendation. The integrated blue tooth and Amazon Alexa works flawlessly! Great sound for our 12x12 living space.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Easy set up, good sound.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Good sound easy setup would recommend

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Yamaha YAS-109

Improved sound in bedroom tv dramatically.

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Speakers point up as pictured

The speakers are pointed up so this lends itself more for the wall mount than for on top of furniture. Good for the price, but I should have bought something else.

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Pleased as Punch

Nice sound for a nice price. I bought this for a master bedroom 42" TV and was pleased with the sound, ease of installation and price. I'm using an HDMI between eARC ports. The audio can be adjusted using the tv/cable remote. I like the ease of using Bluetooth to play music from my mobile phone - perfect for exercising.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Best bang for the buck; I was well advised on my application.. I have another Yamaha sound bar, and they operate with no issues, and the sound is fabulous !

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great unit

for a small sound bar like the Yas 109, it has great sound; especially the clear sound option for movies is superb; my wife did not want to watch certain movies anymore, since she could not understand half of it, but with this feature, the problems are solved; another good thing is, we were able to eliminate old, big speakers, which were 25 years old and an eyesore; sometimes technology is a good thing; also the Bluetooth is working fine, after I found out how it's done; took a while, but now I am Bluetooth nerd (kind of); I think I can just give my old radio to the Salvation Army;

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Yamaha YAS 109

Great Sound quality. Love Alexa and ability to play my Spotify Playlist thru the Sound Bar. For the price the Yamaha YAS 109 is superior to another more expensive brand I had.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Love it great sound!

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Mediocre

Nice sound bar, easy to operate. Only drawback with it is that I have to turn volume way up to get any kind of decent sound.

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Very clear sound, subjectively sounds better than YAS-106

Clear sound, able to fill a somewhat odd shaped room (very high sloped ceilings). Subjective comparison to a YAS-106 we have in another location was that the YAS-109 was an improvement. Relatives in late 70s thought it sounded better with Clear Voice enabled for dialogue, so that was good. HDMI video passthrough works well, sending the signal from an Amazon Fire TV 4K stick. Amazon remote was successfully configured to control the volume in the soundbar and turn the TV off and on (through the passthrough). TV didn't have ARC, so this was necessary. Optical video input was used with a DVD player to take the digital signal from the player -- same issue, TV didn't support ARC. Still experimenting with the Alexa functionality.

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3D Sound!

This is the real deal! It effectively tricks the ears to believe that sounds are coming from where the movie directs it. Realistic 3D sound!

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Yamaha YAS-109

sounds really good for the price, bluetooth has a little lag which is barely noticeable, good sound, 3d surround sound is not as impressive as I thought it was, it doesn't work for movies with too much dialogue because the 's' sounds high pitched and disturbs the ear. Bass extension and clear voice is great and because of these two modes and the good sound quality is the reason of my rating.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Our previous sound bar made it hard to understand voices. The Yamaha allows you to hear and understand dialogue along with amazing sound.

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YAS-109 Small package, big sound!

Good sound from small unit. Only downside the volume level doesn't show on TV, but Yamaha has an app where you can see the level. Small issue, other than that it's a great upgrade for my TV. You can listen to music with Bluetooth devices which is also great.

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Look Elsewhere

As others have noted, not very strong. Slightly better than TV speakers and definitely not my AR4X speakers with an Onkyo receiver. Returned. Excellent help from Crutchfield Mr. Q prior and easy return. Furthermore, no instructions to connect at all other than wiring. Blocks any verbal commands from remotes of Samsung, Comcast Cable, and Roku. Apparently one must use Alexa with which I am unfamiliar. Basically looking for a plug/play speaker for TV and this is definitely not it. Plugged in my little Bose SoundLink into headphone jack and sound much better. Suggest a more powerful and technically superior speaker option. Definitely low end performance.

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Yamaha 109 sound bar

Really great sound bar!!!

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Super Sound

This sound bar is excellent! The sound quality is great ... with super subwoofer sound. Good pairing with the Yamaha app. I recommend this product.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Very satisfied

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OK, but.

Mixed results. Yes, the sound is better than the tv has. No, it's not great. A minor, but annoying, disappointment the sound level is normally shown with a number on the TV. With the sound bar there's no level indication, just a plus and minus sign to show when you change the level. If you leave the level alone this isn't a problem. If you don't, like us, it is nice to know where you left it so you could go back there if desired. As I said, minor but annoying. In a perfect world I would like the TV makers to have jacks in the back for external speakers, improve their amps a bit and control the sound as usual. Maybe Samsung or LG or Sony are listening?

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Yamaha YAS-109

Impressed by sound quality - what an upgrade from the TV speakers. Slim design, easy to install. Using without separate bass, so bass sound is somewhat limited (still OK). Good speaker for a good price.

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Yamaha YAS-109

It has to be put on a wall. It is difficult to deal with it you want to place on a table or stand. plus the wire is so short

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Good for this price range

Good soundbar for what it is. Looks good, low profile, easy connection, sub output, and doesn't take up much space. Decent sound for its size and price. The Virtual:X mode sounds noticeably artificial, however. Overall a pretty good option for this price range and will make some people happy, but not myself particularly. You can't expect too much from a 2 channel soundbar with 3 inch "subwoofers." Crutchfield customer service is the best.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Easy to set up. Nice pure sound, could have a little more bass.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Breadth and depth of sound is excellent. No visible indicator of volume level. I wish it were possible to limit the extremes more: if a scene goes from a whisper to a gun shot it can be a bit much. Clear voice setting works well. Wi-Fi settings are limited to 2G only, no 5G. If your phone or tablet is on the 5G settings on your router you aren't able to use them as a remote since the devices all have to be on exactly the same Wi-Fi in order to work together. If you pause video for any length of time the soundbar may go to sleep. Takes a minute to wake up again once you restart. Nice sound for the bucks.

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Great value for such an amazing product.

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Great buy.

Great sound for a simple package without a separate woofer. Pricing is also very attractive when compared to other sound bars of same quality.

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Yamaha YAS-109

I bought this and wow, what a difference from my T V sound, I do recommend this for the price and got it fast, easy hook up.

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Yamaha YAS-109

I have a hearing deficit and it has helped greatly

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Good improvement over TV sound

Very good improvement over flat screen TV sound in our small living room. Not a good choice if you're looking for a full surround sound experience. Hard to tell what sound selections made on the remote have been activated. Have not yet downloaded the app to my phone or tried the Bluetooth function. Reasonable price and a very good fit for what I was looking for.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Nice minimalist design and build quality---Covers all the audio bases and offers clear voice option that improves dialog for video-- additional external subwoofer may be added for booming base--a simple very useable remote is included--overall, the YAS-109 is a solid product that offers good value

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Yamaha YAS-109

Works very good and good sound

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Not loud enough

Could be louder!!!

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Very Happy

I was very surprised at the performance of this soundbar. I was looking for an economical one just to improve the sound of the poor tv speakers so I thought I would take a chance on this one, considering the Yamaha brand name. The sound from high to low is very good and even the bass is impressive. If you are looking for an affordable unit and do not really need surround sound and concert hall performance give this one a try, I did and am very pleased.

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love it!

easy to connect to t.v. works great!

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Yamaha YAS-109

We are absolutely delighted that we purchased the Yamaha YAS-109 soundbar from Crutchfield. Nearly everything about it is better than we had hoped. As an older, hearing-impaired person, I searched for months for a soundbar that would help me hear conversations on the television better. Reviews of Yamaha soundbars praised its "Clear Voice" option as well as other features. Reviews of Crutchfield praised its satisfaction warranty. Since we did not want to use a separate sub-woofer, we opted for the YAS-109 model. It is so good! "Clear Voice" produces really clear voices. The virtual 3D surround sound makes everything sound better. If we want more bass, we can click on "Bass Extension" and it works very well. The Bluetooth connection works well, and, if we used Alexa, I'm sure that would work well, too. Without question, we would recommend this unit for someone who wants a good soundbar at a very reasonable price.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Great upgrade for tv sound. I have it connected hdmi arc but it still does not come on when the tv is turned on. Firestick works great on second hdmi port. Alex require upgraded amazon music account to play requested music.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Gave as a gift, well accepted. Installedceasioy and is great

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Yamaha YAS-109

Great sound and fast delivery #1

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Yamaha YAS-109

Awesome product!

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Yamaha YAS-109

Great sound and easy to install

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Very nice

Very happy. Thanks tech support for your help.

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Great sound and flexibility

Great sound and useful options (flexible sound adjustments, WiFi $ Bluetooth) at a reasonable price.

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Great sound for the money.

Excellent sound, more than enough power. My ONLY complaint is, for maximum sound quality, especially directional, you do need to mount it on a wall or the speakers are facing up.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Bought this because was having hard time hearing voice dialog on older flat screen tv .This really made a difference. Easy set up and easy to use. Music sounds great as well

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Yamaha YAS-109

Installed in a small 10 x 12 office in my house. The sound quality is great for both music and movies. Great value!

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Nice sound!

Excellent sound and great price. Jill was very helpful in answering my questions and very committed to make sure that I would be satisfied with the purchase.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Like it's sound and looks fit's right under TV. The Voice enhancement is a nice option the main reason I purchased this sound bar.

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Yamaha YAS-109

For this price you can't do better - sound is excellent

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Yamaha YAS-109

Great product, highly recommended!

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Not bad

Pretty good but certainly not a replacement for a full surround sound system. I'd say a significant upgrade over tv speakers. Good bass. Bad interface in terms of not knowing what the remote is doing unless you are standing and looking over it. No tv indications and tiny specs of leds to see what's going on. Could not get the system to speak to home network via the app. Not bad like I said. Good enough to add a little more punch than tv speakers.

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Now I can hear my tv

I have a very large open space living room, kitchen, dinning room so the TV speaker just didn't cut the mustard. Got on Crutchfield and ordered this because I trust Yamaha products and I wasn't let down. Great sound at low to medium volume, but could use a touch more base at the top end. Regardless, great sound bar and would purchase again!

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The next best thing.

Not bad at all! does not replace a 5.1 system but the next best thing

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More Cons than Pros

The sound was underwhelming, expected more. When setting up the sound bar, it was nearly indistinguishable from the TV sound. Also you can't rename the inputs, like the HDMI input (which 99.9% of users will use for their TV source) is kinda clunky to ask Alexa not to simply turn on TV. Also, couldn't get the power sorted out, soundbar would turn off if turning on the TV after listing to music. Returned.

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Nice soundbar

The look and sound quality is better than I expected a little more from the subwolfer would be nice

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Solid soundbar!

Great sound, convenient streaming features, affordable price!

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Yam Sound Bar

The sound is what it is about, and the sound is very good. I'm satisfied with that. One of the things I would like to have seen is a volume level on the screen. I've gotten used to the numerical value ZVOX assigns on the screen to each volume increment. I wish the dashboard on the top of the cabinet was easier to read. I need a flashlight to see it, especially in the dark. The"Info" button is useless. It's supposed to show what functions are in play, but it's impossible to decipher. Even the on-line user guide misses the mark by a mile. But on the whole, I'll keep it. As I mentioned; the sound is what I was looking for. Also, the price and timely delivery were perfect.

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Pat in De

Great unit! Sounds awesome and is priced reasonably. Really appreciate the help from Crutchfield in picking it out.

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Yamaha YAS-109

Was easy to connect to TV, wifi and other Apple devices. Has dramatically improved sound, especially when listening to music. Voice controls with Alexa is nice bonus. Wish I had purchased years ago, instead of spending more for a Bose Sound Touch 20 costing much more. YAS-109 has made that device obsolete.

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Not Build In! Alexa only if you have a smartphone.

First off sound quality is very good and I like being able to connect an external subwoofer. That's way I gave it Three Stars. I also like the small, simple remote. Now for the negatives. The function lights on the sound bar are very hard to see and the remote doesn't tell you what function you have activated. It also would be nice to have a second HDMI connection to be able to play CD's directly to the sound bar. As for the built in Alexa, you must have a compatible smartphone to set it up. I have a Kindle Fire with Alexa, but still can't access the app that I need to set up Alexa or the Net. Crutchfield was very good with technical support, but the end result was no Alexa or Net.

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Nice Sound Bar, Great Crutchfield Service

Very good basic sound bar that also plays music via bluetooth and has an optional port for a powered subwoofer. The clearvoice setting is nice and the phone app is acceptable. I am amazed at the amount of bass the sound bar has by itself. The first one I ordered arrived DOA. I immediately called Crutchfield and after about 5 minutes of trouble shooting another unit was sent out to me. The second was fine, connected quickly and works as it should. I am in my mid-50's and my upper range of hearing is not so great, this sound bar really helps a lot and if you connect it to a subwoofer the sound is is great!

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Yamaha YAS-109

Nice speaker at this price point. I hooked a klispch sub up to it to help with the bass. Use my phone to control the settings. Much better than the supplied remote.

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You're Better Off Using Your TV's Speakers

This product is my first purchase from Crutchfield, and the product is also my first soundbar. I am used to having a receiver and speakers, but I thought I'd give soundbars a chance since it isn't feasible to incorporate surround sound in one of my rooms. I have heard many great things about Crutchfield. But my first impression of Crutchfield is negative because there is a blemish on the right side of the soundbar. Luckily, the issue is only cosmetic and shouldn't affect the sound quality. However, had this product been an expensive floor standing speaker, a blemish would have been very unacceptable. All products should be treated the same way and with care no matter how much they cost. My first impression of soundbars in general is also negative because the sound quality does not match the price. I have compared the soundbar with my TV's speakers. And there's no major difference. Also, I have issues pairing the product with my smartphone. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. I'm not buying a soundbar ever again, and I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone.