Customer Ratings & Reviews

First things first - you shouldn't be going for this speaker if you want a surround sound home theater setup with sound quality to sweep you off your feet. It's just a speaker with a handful of inputs and a Bluetooth connection. That being said, it's a good speaker. I don't have any large spaces to test it in so I can't speak to it on that end, but for small spaces it sounds great. Additionally, it's fairly versatile - there are two optical inputs, an HDMI ARC connection, and it can be connected to two Bluetooth devices. However, the decision to not include an HDMI ARC cable in the package was a little... odd. The sound quality is pretty good. Depending on your setting, there's some pretty good bass or clarity (the system has settings to enhance voice or bass boost). It doesn't quite have the kind of deep, throbbing bass you can feel in your chest... but again, it's not a home theater, and it's not extensible to allow you to use it as such. For the niche in the market this thing occupies, it's pretty good. The place where this speaker system really shines is in gaming. For music, it's okay, but I found the sound quality a little lacking compared to some headsets I've used and even a pair of PC speakers. Weirdly enough, the sound quality seems to be approximately on par with the latest Google Nest Mini, except louder. But for gaming, it actually sounds really great. It's got fairly good directional sound, and there's enough clarity that I can hear what's going on in the game even if the music gets pretty intense. When playing an FPS, I can hear what's going on around me well enough that I can easily respond. I can even still hear dialogue well when listening to constant sound effects like gunfire or explosions. And THAT is where I think this sound system really shines. This speaker leaves a bit to be desired. Having it work better with HDMI passthrough would be really sweet, but I guess it makes sense that it doesn't with the small size - this thing can fit easily under a large PC monitor, so I guess there isn't really much room to add a bunch of ports to support that. Additionally, I really would have appreciated more than just a power cord and a single optical cable to go with it. Also, I kind of hate the remote - I can't seem to get it open so I don't know how I'm going to change the battery, but at least it has good Bluetooth control to compensate for that. Finally, a display on the front would have been a bit nicer than having all of the LEDs flash in different patterns. All in all, though, I can forgive all that. It's a really good speaker, as long as you don't try to make it be something it's not. You're not going to get movie-theater sound out of this. But if you want a simple speaker for gaming and maybe watching TV in a small room, this seems to work pretty well.

Its not bad for it's size and is definitely loud enough. If you are looking for bass you are going to want to keep looking. I have a little Sony Bluetooth speaker with way more bass than this

sound quality is very good, only problem is with connectivity to my TV. Sometimes this device disconnects on bluetooth or has trouble connecting via HDMI.

Amazing sound!! Very good quality. Easy to set up. No problems at all.

A must have in any home. Yamaha has always been one of my favorite brands for music.

I need a sound bar because my pc didn’t come with any output sounds so I bought this and it been working out great so far

I got this for my mom and she loves it! There wasn't a lot of room for a large set-up or sub, so this was a great fit for the space. The built-in sub sounds pretty good, too.

Great smaller speaker I liked Liked it, but I would buy a larger one next time

Connected fine to my tv. Works well. There is a slight rattling sound if the volume gets to a certain level (which isn’t that high of a level for it to be rattling). If you can get past that, it’s a good speaker.

The sound bar was just okay for me. I was expecting more volume for the price. Thankful for the subwoofer being built in otherwise there wouldn’t be much volume.

Great product. I always have good luck with Yamaha products! Thanks Best Buy.

Volume control is not very sensitive, forcing you to get really close with the remote

Does what it's supposed to. Easy set up by my son. TV is louder but sound has a little too much bass. Other than that, it's fine

Good sound quality. Easy to install. Good value. :)

Like it overall. Base could be a little better but for the size and price it works perfectly for a secondary screen like the bedroom.

Not sure if it was even necessary but wanted to make sure it was going to carry the 4K data. So I did!

Great speaker at great price! Customer service is excellent

Bought this speaker for our outdoor movie theater and it works great. I would recommend this for anyone needing an external speaker for their TV.

Better sound than TV has but the bass is not very good. Distorts at higher volumes

Easiest purchase ever! Customer service has great communication!