{"id":165860,"date":"2023-07-25T05:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T04:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=165860"},"modified":"2023-07-26T17:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:13:38","slug":"yamaha-soundbars-sr-b40a-with-wireless-subwoofer-and-full-range-sr-b30a-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/yamaha-soundbars-sr-b40a-with-wireless-subwoofer-and-full-range-sr-b30a-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamaha unveils SR-B40A with Wireless Subwoofer and Full Range SR-B30A soundbars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yamaha\u00a0has released\u00a0two new soundbars designed for smaller rooms, the SR-B30A and the SR-B40A bundle\u00a0with a subwoofer\u00a0.\u00a0The soundbar itself, with dimensions of 6.8 x 91 cm (height and width), is quite capable of being placed on a cabinet in front of the TV and not blocking its screen.<\/p>\n<p>This is a fairly compact option, but, nevertheless, it provides support for Dolby Atmos and various sound modes.\u00a0The soundbar itself has a central broadband and a pair of two tweeters on the sides.\u00a0They account for up to 50 watts per channel.\u00a0The bundled SR-B40A wireless subwoofer outputs up to 100 watts.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/128_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"905\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The recess on the back of the soundbar has an optical port and an HDMI connector with eARC and CEC support &#8211; the power and volume of the soundbars can be controlled from the TV remote control.\u00a0Much more control options are found in the Yamaha Sound Bar Remote app.\u00a0An alternative is the remote control included in the kit.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the novelties support Bluetooth, and the manufacturer promised a sound that &#8220;envelops you and takes you deeper into the story that unfolds on the screen.&#8221;\u00a0This should be achieved, in particular, with the improved Clear Voice and Bass Extension software features.\u00a0In addition, you can customize the sound of the soundbars in four sound modes &#8211; &#8220;Cinema&#8221;, &#8220;Stereo&#8221;, &#8220;Standard&#8221; and &#8220;Game&#8221;.\u00a0In addition to them, there is also a tone control.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, the <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.yamaha.com\/en\/products\/audio_visual\/sound_bar\/sr-b30a\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yamaha SR-B40A<\/a> soundbar costs \u00a3450 and the SR-B30A without subwoofer costs \u00a3300.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yamaha\u00a0has released\u00a0two new soundbars designed for smaller rooms, the SR-B30A and the SR-B40A bundle\u00a0with a subwoofer\u00a0.\u00a0The soundbar itself, with dimensions of 6.8 x 91 cm (height and width), is quite capable of being placed on a cabinet in front of the TV and not blocking its screen. This is a fairly compact option, but, nevertheless, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/yamaha-soundbars-sr-b40a-with-wireless-subwoofer-and-full-range-sr-b30a-unveiled\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":165861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-165860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-speakers","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}