After the recent release of the True X Wireless Surround Sound System, Yamaha has now announced the SR-B40A, a soundbar and wireless subwoofer system suited for smaller apartments while still offering features like Dolby Atmos, different sound modes and more.

Inside the soundbar, you’ll find a full-range cone and two tweeters with a maximum output power of 50-watt per channel. On the rear of the soundbar, you get an optical port as well as an HDMI port that supports eARC and CEC, which allows for the soundbar’s basic functions to be controlled via a TV remote. For a wireless connection, the SR-B40A supports Bluetooth, so users will be able to beam audio from their phone rather than have to turn on the television just to enjoy some music.

At 6.8cm tall and 91cm wide, the soundbar will be able to fit on most TV consoles nicely, although it might be a touch small for televisions bigger than 55 inches.

A wireless subwoofer is also included in the package, and with a 100-watt power output, the subwoofer will certainly be enough to fill most rooms with an impactful low-end. Because the subwoofer is wireless, it can be placed anywhere in the room and be set facing forward or sideways.

Dolby Atmos is also essential to any soundbars released in this day and age for immersive content entertainment, and the SR-B40A promises to provide a sound field that “envelops you and transports you deeper into the story as it unfolds on screen”.

The company says the SR-B40A offers “extraordinarily natural and realistic reproduction of stereo soundscapes”, with new improvements to the Clear Voice and Bass Extension software features, which allows for even more clarity when it comes to human voices and a deeper, more punchy bassline respectively.

To further tweak the soundbar to one’s liking, though, there’s a Tone Control function that’s accessible through Yamaha’s Sound Bar Remote smartphone app. The app (as well as the remote included in the box) can also switch the soundbar between four sound modes tailored to different content: Movie, Stereo, Standard and Game. 

The Yamaha SR-B40A will be available from July 2023 at an RRP of £449. 

For more information visit Yamaha

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Cheryl Tan

After diving down the custom IEMs rabbit hole since she was 18, Cheryl has embarked on a long journey trying out as many audio products as possible ever since. She's still waiting for the day a company can create a pair of true wireless earbuds that sound just as good as wired earphones.

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