JBL BAR 500 vs Denon DHT-S217 review

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JBL BAR 500 vs Denon DHT-S217 review

JBL BAR 500
vs
Denon DHT-S217

JBL BAR 500 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, BAR 500 has a total rating of 8.6 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up 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 500 has 5.1 versus 2.1 for the Denon DHT-S217. The output power is different and equal to 620 (overall) W for the BAR 500 versus 40 (overall) W for the DHT-S217. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. The BAR 500 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S217 - wired. The JBL BAR 500 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the BAR 500.

Connectivity

Only the JBL BAR 500 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the BAR 500 received a rating of 10/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the BAR 500. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround JBL BAR 500 got a rating of 7, and Denon DHT-S217 5 out of 10.

Advantages JBL BAR 500 over Denon DHT-S217

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Microphone

Advantages Denon DHT-S217 over JBL BAR 500

  • Built-in subwoofer
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Common

Product

JBL BAR 500
Denon DHT-S217

Model

BAR 500
DHT-S217

Brand

JBL
Denon

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

620 (overall)
40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

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
1

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

101.7x5.6x10.3/40x2.2x4
89x1.2x6.7/35x4.7x2.6

Weight, kg/pounds

2.8/6.2
3.6/7.9

Other

Release year

2022
2022
JBL BAR 500
Denon DHT-S217
JBL BAR 500
Denon DHT-S217

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.6
  • 4.8
  • 8.6JBL BAR 500
  • 4.8Denon DHT-S217

JBL BAR 500 competitors

Denon DHT-S217 competitors