JBL Bar 5.1 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so JBL Bar 5.1 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Bar 5.1 has a total rating of 7.2 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the JBL Bar 5.1 has 5.1 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 510 (overall) W for the Bar 5.1 versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Bar 5.1 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The JBL Bar 5.1 got our rating of 8 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The JBL Bar 5.1 has 3/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Home Sound Bar 550. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Home Sound Bar 550 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Home Sound Bar 550. For multichannel surround JBL Bar 5.1 got a rating of 4, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages JBL Bar 5.1 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over JBL Bar 5.1