Yamaha SR-C20A Compact Sound Bar

Overview

Yamaha's SR-C20ABL pairs a slim 2.0 channel soundbar with a separate wireless subwoofer, rated at 100 watts combined output. It's wall mountable, finished in black, and weighs just under 4 pounds.

Splitting bass duty off to a wireless subwoofer is how Yamaha keeps the bar itself down to a 6 by 26 by 6 inch footprint and 3.97 pounds, light enough to mount flat against a wall. Because the sub links wirelessly, its placement in the room isn't tied to a cable run back to the TV. This is a 2.0 channel setup, so there's left and right output plus the sub's low end, without a dedicated center channel for dialogue.

• Brand: Yamaha
• Model: SR-C20ABL
• Includes soundbar plus subwoofer
• Wall mount capable

Who it's for

Fits a bedroom or secondary TV setup where a slim, wall-mountable bar and a separate wireless sub cover the basics. Home theater buyers chasing a dedicated center channel or full surround setup should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

Combined output is rated at 100 watts across the 2.0 channel pair, with bass generated separately by the wireless subwoofer rather than a woofer built into the bar. Because that link is wireless, real-world bass response depends more on where the sub sits in the room than on any cable routing. At 6 by 26 by 6 inches and 3.97 pounds, the bar stays light enough for the wall mount option Yamaha lists.

Specifications

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