Yamaha launches YAS 109 and YAS 209 soundbars with built-in Alexa
Yamaha Music India has launched two new soundbars in India-- YAS 109 and YAS 209 --with built-in Alexa and support for Spotify and Amazon Music. The YAS 109 features built-in subwoofers while the YAS 209 includes a separate wireless subwoofer, providing flexible placement options and enhanced bass. The built-in Alexa feature provides volume-lowering capabilities, which automatically decreases the volume of movies or music to help receive a voice command. The remote contains a dedicated button to initiate Alexa control. Additionally, Alexa can be muted, when desired, or turned off completely when the soundbar is powered down, based on user preferences. The soundbars incorporate Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround decoding, as well as DTS VirtualX for immersive, virtual 3D surround sound. Both soundbars feature Yamaha Clear Voice technology to enhance sound clarity. For connectivity, the soundbars offer support for an HDMI ARC port, optical in, along with Bluetooth 4.2 an