Yamaha comes with a new soundbar that has a high number of streaming options. Moreover, this new speaker is very powerful, which makes it more attractive.
The only bad thing about this new speaker is its price. Customers will be able to buy the new Yamaha YAS-706 at the price of 899 dollars.
Yes, it seems that this new speaker is kind of expensive. But, we must say that its price will be justified after we see what this speaker is capable of.
Customers will receive a great and balanced sound. Of course, they won’t get authentic surround sound, because this system doesn’t come with satellites, but this is not a really bad thing.
The new Yamaha YAS-706 comes with multi-room wireless streaming, which is a must these days at soundbars. Moreover, this speaker has a two-port HDMI switch.
So, customers should know that this new speaker is powerful enough to offer an amazing movie experience. This speaker offers powerful high-mid/high frequencies finesse, which means that users’ music tracks will sound great.
Moving to the design, we must say that the new Yamaha YAS-706 doesn’t look really stylish. Customers should know that this speaker is really simple, featuring a typical black body like many other soundbars on the market. Its body measures 37.3 x 2.9 x 5.1 inches and weighs 11.8 pounds.
The speaker comes with a flat front and a top covered in a grille cloth. Moreover, around the bass ports, customers will see gunmetal-colored metallic accents.
The grille cloth hides two 2.1-inch woofers, four 0.75-inch tweeters, and two 3-inch subwoofer drivers. On top of the speaker, customers will see nine LEDs that indicate any wireless connections and the active audio source.
Moreover, there are a couple of icons that look very familiar and are used for input selection, volume control, and power.
These icons are placed on the plastic strip situated to the right of the LEDs. But, customers should know that these are not the controls.
The controls are placed on the back panel of the soundbar. The great thing about these buttons is that users will know what button does what without looking directly at the back of the device. The connections are also very generous.
On the back of the speaker, customers will find a large array of connections, like two HDMI inputs and RCA audio inputs, optical, one HDMI output, a subwoofer port, a USB port for service, and an Ethernet port. Customers should know that the subwoofer port is unnecessary if they opt to buy a subwoofer that will be paired via Bluetooth.
Another great thing about the new Yamaha YAS-706 is that customers will be able to wall mount it. This speaker comes with a design that will work both sitting flat under a TV and mounted vertically.
The keyhole mounts are situated under the speaker and it will allow users to mount it easily. To be added that this new speaker also comes with a remote. We must say that this clicker is very clunky and unattractive.
