Deciding on whether to buy a product like YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers or perhaps SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers vs SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver

YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers specs

YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers
 SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver specs

SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver
Type: Floor-standing passive speakers

Type: Sound bar with wired subwoofer

Colour: Black

Number of channels: 5.1

PERFORMANCE

Total power output: 600 W

SPEAKERS
Number of speakers: 2 (includes 2 x 16 cm (6.5″) cone woofers & 1 x 3 cm (1″) soft dome tweeter)

Speaker power: – Nominal input power: 80 W
– Maximum input power: 240 W

Configuration: – Sound bar x 1
– Rear x 2
– Wired subwoofer x 1

Speaker sound level: 89 dB

Power: – Sound bar: 430 W
– Wired subwoofer: 170 W

Subwoofer: Bass-reflex port

AV FUNCTIONS
Frequency: 43 – 26,000 Hz

Impedance: 6 Ohms

Audio features: – Clearaudio+
– S-Master Surround

CONNECTIVITY

Preset sound modes: – Game
– Movie
– Music
– Sports
– Standard

Audio processing: – Dolby Digital
– Dolby Dual Mono

Wireless: No

CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth: No

NFC: No

Inputs: Optical x 1

AirPlay: No

Outputs: HDMI x 1 (ARC x 1)

USB : No

WiFi: No

Inputs: Wire / 4 mm speaker binding posts +/-

Bluetooth: Yes

GENERAL

NFC: Yes

USB: USB 2.0 x 1

Box contents: – Yamaha NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers
– Speaker cables 4 mm pair
– Manual

GENERAL
Dimensions: 973.5 x 233 x 254 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 13.7 kg (per speaker)

Power consumption: – On mode: 85 W
– Standby: 0.4 W

Boxed weight: 31 kg

Colour: Black

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Box contents: – Sony HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar
– Subwoofer
– Rear speakers x 2
– Optical cable
– Quick setup guide

Dimensions: – Sound bar: 52 x 900 x 70 mm (H x W x D)
– Subwoofer: 392 x 190 x 315 mm (H x W x D)

Boxed dimensions: 250 x 470 x 995 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: – Sound bar: 2.1 kg
– Subwoofer: 7.8 kg

Boxed weight: 13.92 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £186

Price: £189

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 8.6 / 10

Review Score: 9.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers or SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 173 products in the same category as YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers, which is the Home cinema systems and sound bars category. Of these 173 products the average price was £542.45, the most expensive was £9999.99 and the cheapest was just £24.99. We then looked at the price of the 173 in the same as the SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver, which of course the average was £542.45, top price was £9999.99 and cheapest £24.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Yamaha and Sony, the average was £327.22 for Yamaha, £414.71 for Sony. The max for each was £629.95/£13999 and minimum was £119/£7.49

Price analysis of YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers

Price analysis of SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver

  • YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers
  • Top features: – High performance floor-standing speaker for immersive sound – Large-capacity cabinet for a sound ideal for films and music – Attractive design to compliment all home entertainment setups High performance floor-standing speakerExpand your home audio setup with the Yamaha NS-F51 Floor-standing Speakers. Connect your Yamaha audio receiver and bring an immersive audio experience to your living room. Enjoy the explosives on the latest action film to the intricate musical details of classical music with these floor-standing speakers.Large-capacity cabinetThe rounded large-capacity cabinets are ideal for all kinds of films and music as they produce thrilling bass tones for your music and crystal-clear treble tones so you don’t miss any of the action when watching your favourite blockbuster.Attractive designWith an attractive design, the NS-F51 Speakers will compliment any period or contemporary home. With its black finish, you can easily hide it away in the corners of the room or put it out on the front to show off your great sound system.
  • Product codes:
  • SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver
  • 600 W with dialogue enhancement
  • Wired subwoofer
  • Bluetooth / NFC
  • HDMI / Optical
  • Add immersive audio to your home entertainment setup with the Sony HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar with wired subwoofer and two rear speakers.Surround soundThe HTRT3 allows you to enjoy 5.1 channel surround sound for an excellent audio experience. The compact setup consists of a slim sound bar, along with two rear speakers and an external subwoofer.S-Master digital amplifier creates refined, clear sound quality which can enhance your entertainment, whatever you happen to be watching.ConnectivityAn ARC compatible HDMI connection allows you to connect the sound bar to your TV, while Bluetooth with NFC lets you easily link your smart device to the audio setup. This means that you can play music stored on the device to enjoy quality, immersive audio.With a USB 2.0 port on the RT3, you can also connect other devices to enjoy video and audio playback.Don’t forget your HDMI cables Check out our range of HDMI cables to connect your input devices and to make sure your new sound bar works perfectly, with improved transfer speeds. Look out for the Sandstrom Silver Series HDMI cables with their lifetime warranty.Enhance your home entertainment with the Sony HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar with wired subwoofer and two rear speakers.
  • Product codes: 4548736018617

What’s better YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers or SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver?

There are obviously a number of differences between YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers and SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £186 cost of YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers is closer to the expectation you had than the £189 pricep point of SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers and SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas SONY HT-RT3 5.1 Sound Bar, Silver scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Home cinema systems and sound bars as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



YAMAHA NS-F51 Floostanding Speakers



Rating:
8.37 out of
10