Samsung B550 vs Samsung HW-S50A review

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Samsung B550 vs Samsung HW-S50A review

Samsung B550
vs
Samsung HW-S50A

l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Samsung B550 vs Samsung HW-S50A. The Samsung B550 was rated 4.6, while the Samsung HW-S50A has a rating 4.8.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that B550 has 2.1 and HW-S50A has 3.0. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 410 (overall) versus 40 (overall) according to devices. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer can be connected to any of the units in this comparison. Audio features and specs of considered models we rated 6 out of 10 in our ranking.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. The units in this comparison do not support Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models do not have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Samsung B550 versus 0/1 HDMIs in the Samsung HW-S50A. As in the B550, so in the HW-S50A there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the B550 at 7 out of 10, while the HW-S50A was rated 8/10.

Features

None of these soundbars can be controlled using the app. Soundbars in this review are not equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the B550 or HW-S50A. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 6/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Samsung B550 over Samsung HW-S50A

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Samsung B550
Samsung HW-S50A

Model

B550
HW-S50A

Brand

Samsung
Samsung

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

410 (overall)
40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
0/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
0/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
0

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby 2ch
Dolby 5.1ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS 2ch
DTS 5.1ch

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

86x5.9x7.5/33.8x2.3x2.9
76.4x6.8x12.4/30.1x2.7x4.9

Weight, kg/pounds

2.1/4.6
2.7/6

Other

Release year

2022
2022
Samsung B550
Samsung HW-S50A
Samsung B550
Samsung HW-S50A

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.6
  • 4.8
  • 4.6Samsung B550
  • 4.8Samsung HW-S50A

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