Yamaha YAS-109 Smart Soundbar (2019) vs Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016)

The Yamaha YAS-109 Smart Soundbar (2019) managed to earn a spot in roundups from two sources that are known for their trustworthy review methodology - TechGearLab and Gear Patrol - but fell short of making it to the top of their lists.

Moving on to the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like PCmag, TechGearLab, Expert Reviews, Techradar, AVForums, CNET, TrustedReviews, and What Hi-Fi?, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like TechGearLab, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Soundbars best and found that the Yamaha YAS-109 Smart Soundbar (2019) got its highest, 8, review score from reviewers at Digitaltrends, whereas the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) earned its best score of 9 from Top Ten Reviews.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Soundbars on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Soundbars being 7.6 out of 10, whereas the Yamaha YAS-109 Smart Soundbar (2019) and Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) managed averages of 8.0 and 7.8 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Yamaha YAS-109 Smart Soundbar (2019) vs. Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.