Product Comparison: LG SH7B vs Yamaha YAS-203

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LG SH7B 4.1 Channel 360W Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer (2016 Model)

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Yamaha YAS-203 Sound Bar with Bluetooth and Wireless Subwoofer

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General Specifications

Brand

Yamaha

Model

SH7B

YAS-203

Origin

Korea

About the Product

The 4.1 Channel 320 Watt LG SH7B sound bar with wireless subwoofer. The sound bar has Google Cast built-in and Bluetooth streaming as well as Home Cinema Mode, Adaptive Sound Control and TV remote compatibility. The SH7B is designed to match TVs 49" and larger.

Make all of your movies and TV shows come to life with clear, spacious sound. The piano-black finish of the sound bar looks great with your TV and the wireless subwoofer can be placed anywhere in the room to deliver rich, impactful bass. BLUETOOTH® lets you wirelessly stream music from your iPhone®, iPad® and Android™ devices.

Key Specs

Maximum Frequency Response

19 kHz

22 kHz

Power Output

360 Watt

200 Watt

Minimum Frequency Response

150 Hz

Power Output
Maximum Frequency Response

What customers say about "Key Specs"

LG SH7B 4.1 Channel 360W Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer (2016 Model)

This sound bar does NOT disappoint. I have the sub turned down to -2, and it still hits hard. I'm in a large open living room and this thing rocks.
I have it on Cinema, with is what everyone else seems to run it on, and just... wow. If you're on the fence at all, just pull the trigger. I promise you will not be disappointed.
Even at a low volume you can feel it , the sound is incredible , even better when paired with an lg tv.
Great sound for music and movies, and I never even have to turn the volume half way up. I thought about trying out a Yamaha one but this one looks way better.
Sound occasionally pops and crackles and volume seems to fade in and out.

Yamaha YAS-203 Sound Bar with Bluetooth and Wireless Subwoofer

The subwoofer has a separate volume control, so you can easily adjust the low frequency booming if you risk bothering the neighbors or sleeping kids.
Lower Range Base Frequencies are good and Clear Voice feature is also useful.
The frequency handled by the unit is really the normal bass sound.
No dedicated center channel, and no separate high frequency drivers.
Sub could be a bit more powerful (although it seems to be improving).
The subwoofer is not as powerful as my last system from Sony even at its highest setting but the sound is much better balanced and dialogue is better.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

2.09 in.

3.1 in.

Width

41.73 in.

34.9 in.

Depth

3.35 in.

4.8 in.

Weight

5.9 lbs.

24.3 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

LG SH7B 4.1 Channel 360W Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer (2016 Model)

First let me say this is a really nice looking soundbar, its pretty slim and has a nice design.
The sub woofer is really small about 1/3 the size of the Samsung, but seems to put out more bass.
Tthe bass is really good for such a small sub, watching an action movie shakes my living room.
The size fit perfectly in my room, the sound is just amazing, watching a movie as if I'm in a cinema.
it's very big, bigger than you think. ( If you want good audio it's going to be big, sorry.. physics.... small speakers just don't work as well as bigger ones *generally) all top tier sound bars are big.

Yamaha YAS-203 Sound Bar with Bluetooth and Wireless Subwoofer

The bar looks good and sized nicely.
Great for small to medium sized rooms.
The sound and volume on this product is really quite good for a small to medium sized room. I am really quite pleased with this purchase.
Works great! And size is just right to fit in front of television.
Easy set up and the size was perfect for us!

Features

Type

Tabletop

Installation Type

Stand-alone, Wall-mount

Number of Channels

4.1

2.1

Sound Enhancing System

LPCM, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround

Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, PCM

Extras

Home cinema mode, Google Cast, Adaptive Sound Control, TV remote compatibility, Smart Hi-Fi, Sound sync wireless

AIR SURROUND XTREME Provides Superior Virtual Surround, Realistic and Impressive Sound, Bluetooth® Wireless Music Streaming from Your Smartphone or Tablet, Clear Voice Makes Dialogue and Narrations Easy to Hear, UniVolume™ Maintains the Same Volume Level, Low-profile Design, Elegance and Simplicity

What customers say about "Features"

LG SH7B 4.1 Channel 360W Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer (2016 Model)

This is without a doubt the best valued sound bar subwoofer system ever. It took 5 minutes to set up, turned on the sub and it was already paired to the sub , and already working.
The soundbar has recessed areas on the bottom for mounting on the supplied wall mount hardware, but i was pleased to discover that these recesses are perfectly sized.
You can adjust some of the different options from the app such at DRC or Night Mode.
Easy to set up, I'm using the optical port. It's sleek looking. And sounds great especially in the Cinema mode.
The full functionality of things like changing to cinema mode, switching between Bluetooth, wifi are limited to usI g the actual remote.

Yamaha YAS-203 Sound Bar with Bluetooth and Wireless Subwoofer

The installation completely simplified my AV system by accepting input from my TV via optical coax.
I am impressed by the ease of installation and the quality of the sound.
The sound bar itself is nice and solid, looks goods and easy to hook up.
Lower Range Base Frequencies are good and Clear Voice feature is also useful.
Everything sounds good except voices are a little muffled when watching movies through the TV or blue ray player, even when I switch it to the clear voice.
Couldn't find way an Easy way to access EQ to change such simple controls such as Bass and Treble levels.

Setting

App-Controlled

Yes

Equalizer Settings

Night mode, Bass/Tremble control

Bass/Tremble control, Clear voice

App-Controlled

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Wi-Fi, Blueetoth

Interfaces

HDMI Input, HDMI Output, USB, Optical audio input, 3.5mm stereo mini jack, Ethernet, LG TV Sound Sync (Optical), SIMPLINK (HDMI CEC)

Digital optical audio, RCA (Coaxial), Stereo RCA

What customers say about "Connectivity"

LG SH7B 4.1 Channel 360W Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer (2016 Model)

Great sound.....love the fact that it's connected to wifi all the time. Looks great on the wall.
Works great with all my apple products and the tv Bluetooth works great with my Bose quiet comfort 35 headphones... no issues so far.
I connected the bar to my Samsung TV (8 series, KS8500) with the HDMI ARC output from TV to the HDMI ARC on the soundbar and it works great.
Sound quality good, but really difficult to connect to my wifi (still haven't succeeded), and also could not get it to connect to Bluetooth.
I've tested bluetooth, optical, and wifi. I used optical for my connectivity. I had tried a Samsung soundbar using ARC HDMI and was annoyed because you couldn't watch tv and switch to bluetooth.

Yamaha YAS-203 Sound Bar with Bluetooth and Wireless Subwoofer

Bluetooth is a nice feature as well. Overall design once again is Okay.
The Bluetooth paired with phone easily.
The bluetooth sound is pretty good and the bar prompts your iphone to get an app for enhanced control.
Wire connections include inputs for optical and coaxial digital audio and stereo RCA
Subwoofer connects automatically via bluetooth.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications