Polk Audio Magnifi Mini Soundbar (2016) vs Yamaha Music Cast Bar 400 Soundbar (2018)

The Polk Audio Magnifi Mini Soundbar (2016) (MAGMINI) has managed to impress reviewers from some of the most highly trusted sources on the internet, including Tom's Guide and CNET. It performed great in their in-depth hands-on roundups - it was awarded the "Best small soundbar" title by Tom's Guide and "Best for tight spaces" by CNET in their respective Soundbar roundups. That's high praise, especially when coming from such high-quality sources.

Moving on to the Yamaha Music Cast Bar 400 Soundbar (2018) (YAS 408): 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 AVForums, Tom's Guide, Techradar, TrustedReviews, CNET, and PCmag, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these Soundbars, Tom's Guide and CNET preferred the Polk Audio Magnifi Mini Soundbar (2016) (MAGMINI), whereas reviewers at TrustedReviews liked the Yamaha Music Cast Bar 400 Soundbar (2018) (YAS 408) better. AVForums gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest Polk Audio Magnifi Mini Soundbar (2016) (MAGMINI) rating came from techaeris.com, whereas the Yamaha Music Cast Bar 400 Soundbar (2018) (YAS 408) most impressed reviewers at AVForums; they earned scores of 9.3 and 8, respectively.

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 Polk Audio Magnifi Mini Soundbar (2016) (MAGMINI) and Yamaha Music Cast Bar 400 Soundbar (2018) (YAS 408) managed averages of 8.1 and 7.8 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Polk Audio Magnifi Mini Soundbar (2016) (MAGMINI) vs. Yamaha Music Cast Bar 400 Soundbar (2018) (YAS 408) 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.