Yamaha C20 Soundbar - Bluetooth Sound Bar with Optional Wall Mounting Kit for TV with Bluetooth Capabilities, HDMI Input and Subwoofer, in Black

Recently purchased a new Sony Bravia smart TV to replace my old one which was showing signs of the end of days. The sound on the new purchase just like the previous was nothing to shout about. Typical of slim TV's with compact speakers. Decided for the first time to invest in a Soundbar. Being a virgin in these matters i trolled through many options and plumped for this one at what appeared to be a reasonable price. It arrived next day and within 10mins it was up and running. It comes with a optical lead but fortunately i had a spare HDMI high speed lead which i connected via Arc. The bar itself is 23 inches in lenth, so it sat in front between the legs of my 42 inch TV perfectly. The difference in sound is quite telling considering how the quality of sound on the likes of Sky Movies etc can be poor as well as digital TV channels. Clear Voice helps tremendously and Bass extention gives the boom.. Remote is easy to use and is ok once you suss it. You can download the soundbar app onto your or whatever which is more informative as you can see what your options and what your doing. Also has Bluetooth which is very good for playing music from Spotify etc from the bar. Overall from being a soundbar virgin I'm now broken in and happy. 👍

I moved into a house with a rather large living room (22ft x 20ft). The sound from my TV was not adequate for such a large room. Due to the position of my TV there was not enough room for a full size soundbar, which are usually 90cm or larger, so I purchased the Yamaha C20. I was expecting it to be an improvement over my TV's in-built speakers, but I was not expecting it to be able to fill the whole room with vibrant audio. I was blown away by the quality and depth of sound from such a small sound bar. Considering it has no sub-woofer it is also quite bassy. It seems to amplify voices over background audio more than my TV audio did which makes voices extremely clear. It's also really easy to use. I just connected it with a HDMI cable to the ARC input on my TV and the TV's volume control operates the volume of the C20 and it automatically turns on and off with my TV. Great little product from Yamaha.

Wanted a decent sound bar to improve clarity of voices as was increasingly struggling to catch speech when actors mumbled or were drowned by background music! Also wanted bar to sit on shelf between tv stand so wanted max 60cm. Narrowed choice down to Bose or Yamaha as both were size required and had clearvoice setting. Went for Yamaha as came up in Black Friday sale at £167 (Bose was £239). Connected via Arc HDMI so tv remote would switch both tv and bar on/off and adjust vol. You need to purchase an HDMI cable if you want to connect via this method and I suggest getting an 8k HDMI cable for better/faster signal. 10 mins to unpack and plug in and immediate massive improvement in sound. Speech is crystal clear and sound bar is everything I wanted. Remote is simple and effective, there is an app that can be downloaded to your android smartphone that can then be used to change settings BUT you MUST have Android 9 or higher (I have moto e5 and Motorola don't support their phones so I am stuck with Android 8 (oreo) so can't download/use remote app). Disappointed that this isn't mentioned in sales patter on Amazon and I had to search the small print on Yamaha site to find this out! Simple two cable connection to set up (power & HDMI or optical) and bar comes with simple quick set up sheet, worth going into Yamaha UK site and download full instruction booklet (some 97 pages!) as it contains some useful info as to various display codes and settings that can be changed via certain key sequences). All in all a good buy with superior sound, just a shame Yamaha expect customers to go and buy latest smartphone so as to use their remote app!

Having ordered a few soundbars for comparison, I was surprised that this one came out on top, beating both Samsung and a Bose 600 at twice the price. It has a warm sound that many soundbars are lacking, and voices are clear without being harsh, so that I haven't yet needed the voice boost option. Surround sound is basically non-existent, and to my ears it sounds best when just set to the stereo sound output. But that is to be expected from such a small bar. It does have a surprising amount of bass though, again given its size and the lack of a separate bass unit. It also benefits from the option to switch off the lights on the soundbar, which is great when watching in dark conditions. Something which I wish all manufacturers offered. There are a few 'hidden' options mentioned in the depths of a manual only found online, and which are available through an arcane combination of button presses. Some of these are very useful, such as increased compression - basically the 'night-time viewing' option - so it is a shame they aren't easier to access. Don't expect anything close to surround sound or dolby atmos. But as a way of upgrading basic television speakers without spending a fortune on a full dolby atmos sytstem, it is the best soundbar I've found.

This is a great no-frills soundbar. Note that it does not come with a HDMI cable, so if you want to connect using ARC you'll need to buy one (< £5). This soundbar does not attempt any form of virtual surround, instead focussing on producing a rich sound and clear speech. Using ARC the AV sync is good. It comes with a remote, or you can download and use the Yamaha app on your smartphone instead, personally I find the latter much more useful. When watching TV and movies I recommend setting the subwoofer to 4 (max) and enabling both Bass Expansion and Clear Voice - this produces a great result for me at home. My living room is huge, so ignore any "only for small rooms" claims.