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Yamaha SR-B20A

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Soundbar | £249 | whf.cm/SR-B20A

Yamaha describes its latest ‘entry level’ soundbar, the SR-B20A (the larger sibling of the similarly named SR-C20A), as an upgrade for your TV sound. That’s something very much required these days, when flat TV screens generally mean weedy built-in TV sound.

Unlike many rivals at this price, there is mercifully little pretence from Yamaha that the bars will deliver ‘surround’ sound, other than options labelled ‘3D Surround’ and some claims about the inclusion of DTS Virtual:X. These marketing extravagances aside, what’s promised is simply solid sound with which to enjoy your new flatscreen.

What we particularly like about the SR-B20A is that it

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