Yamaha Audio SR-C30A Compact Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer and Bluetooth, Black

I needed a soundbar for my new home office, as my monitor does not have built in speakers. Standard speakers would not work for my situation, as desk space is already limited and I opted for a pretty large 32" monitor, hence my exhaustive search for a suitable soundbar to fit in the space underneath the monitor.After much online research, reading reviews, visiting the local big box stores for in-store listening etc, I pulled the trigger on this soundbar/ subwoofer combo. I could not be happier that I did. Now, Yamaha does not need this review or my support- they are doing just fine without me.

I wanted to upgrade the sound from my 4K TV without spending more than $300 (the cost of the TV itself lol) so I went looking for recommendations for the best bang for my buck.I saw that this model was the new budget pick recommendation for a TV soundbar from the Wirecutter, and that a very similar model from Yamaha was recommended by Consumer Reports for the price point, so I decided to try these speakers out, and I’m not disappointed!The volume is quite decent and the sound production is much more more clear than anything that comes from my TV. Despite the smaller size, there is some noticea

I ordered this sound bar specifically for its small size to fit between the legs of my 42 inch TCL TV.As a sound bar for movies, I give the SR-C30A 5 stars. Dialogue is great on the bar speaker and the sub is phenomenal for the price. You hear this sub with your ears and bones. It is tight, punchy, responsive, and produces immersive base. This is a 5 star sub matched to a 3 star sound bar. I would not recommend purchasing the sound bar without the subwoofer.The remote is simple to use, Bluetooth works well, and the sub connects quickly. There is no on-off switch for the sub so it must have an

This was a premium upgrade to a cheaper soundbar I picked up during pandemic work from home. That got me by just fine, but was low quality. This gives an exceptional experience for gaming and watching movies, but also has a clear voice feature to help with video meetings.I’m using the optical cable for sound and have the subwoofer in a convenient location since it’s wireless. It was an easy setup with no need for additional configuration after connection.Not only is the speaker itself sleek, but the I appreciated the remote’s design and functionality a lot. I don’t really need it often but it

It hooked up pretty easy. Bluetooth was also pretty easy to set up. The subwoofer is just ok. I would expect more bass out of it. The sound bar is pretty good but for the price point, I would expect better quality sound. I don’t know why my honest reviews of this product keep getting flagged, but let’s try this again…

This review starts with my original impressions. Please scroll down to the bottom for my 1 yr update.This soundbar was recommended by "The Wirecutter" (which does exhaustive product testing) as their best "budget pick" soundbar.I'll be honest; $199 did not seem like a "budget pick" price (not for my wallet, at least), but once I researched more and found that the really highly recommended soundbars often go for $400 or more, I figured I'd give this Yamaha a try.I'm glad I did. Volume-wise, this is enough to FILL our combined living room / dining room / kitchen space with blockbuster-movie-wort

This is an excellent soundbar and a significant upgrade from my Vizio TV speakers. However, my Altec PC speakers provide similar performance. I highly recommend purchasing the subwoofer with this soundbar - it’s definitely worth the extra cost.The soundbar works best in small rooms but isn’t powerful enough to match the performance of an amplifier with large box speakers in a bigger space. One area for improvement would be the ability to retain the current settings after being turned off, as it resets to a default configuration when powered down. Additionally, while I don’t see the purpose of

Purchased this Yamaha soundbar/sub to replace a Polk Magnifi Max that broke. The Polk Magnifi was louder, the soundbar was at least 3x as heavy and the sub was 2x the size of the Yamaha sub, BUT the Yamaha audio clarity is far superior than that of the much more expensive Polk setup. And the Yamaha subwoofer fit nicely underneath our couch to minize clutter.The unit arrived well packaged and was easy to setup. Just plug it in (via hdmi arc) and the subwoofer is already paired to the soundbar. Great product highly recommend as an "entry level" soundbar with great sound clarity.