Sonos Beam vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Sonos Beam vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Beam has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause 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 Sonos Beam has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Beam has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Sonos Beam got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Home Sound Bar 550.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Sonos Beam has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. Only the Home Sound Bar 550 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the Beam received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. 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 Sonos Beam got a rating of 4, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Sonos Beam