Dayton Audio BS36 vs Samsung HW-A650 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Dayton Audio BS36 vs Samsung HW-A650 comparison chart

Overall
Dayton Audio BS36
4.5
Samsung HW-A650
5
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4
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Dayton Audio BS36 vs Samsung HW-A650 review

Dayton Audio BS36
vs
Samsung HW-A650

Dayton Audio BS36 vs Samsung HW-A650 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, BS36 has a total rating of 4.5 out of 10 versus 5 for HW-A650.

Audio features

The Dayton Audio BS36 has the passive amplification type, the Samsung HW-A650 - active. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Dayton Audio BS36 has 3.0 versus 3.1 for the Samsung HW-A650. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Dayton Audio BS36 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-A650 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Only the HW-A650 has Bluetooth support. Only the HW-A650 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the BS36 received a rating of 4/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.

Advantages Samsung HW-A650 over Dayton Audio BS36

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Bluetooth enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
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Common

Product

Dayton Audio BS36
Samsung HW-A650

Model

BS36
HW-A650

Brand

Dayton Audio
Samsung

Reviews

55
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.1

Amplification type

passive
active

Output power, W

430 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

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

0/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

0/0
1/0

USB

0

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

3/0
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)

has not
Dolby 5.1ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS 5.1ch, DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

93.1 x 10.1 x 10.1/37 x 4.2 x 4.8
38.6x2.3x4.1/98x5.8x10.4

Weight, kg/pounds

5.9/13.4
8.8/19.5

Other

Release year

2013
2022
Dayton Audio BS36
Samsung HW-A650
Dayton Audio BS36
Samsung HW-A650

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.5
  • 5
  • 4.5Dayton Audio BS36
  • 5Samsung HW-A650

Dayton Audio BS36 competitors

Samsung HW-A650 competitors