Polk Audio Command Bar vs Samsung HW-A550 review

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The Polk Audio Command Bar vs Samsung HW-A550 comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Command Bar has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 4.6 for HW-A550. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, microphone, action and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. The output power is different and equal to 160 (overall) W for the Command Bar versus 410 (overall) W for the HW-A550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Polk Audio Command Bar got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-A550 5 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support is available on the Command Bar.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. 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 Command Bar received a rating of 7/10 versus 8/10, respectively. Compared soundbars have no app control. A built-in microphone is present only on the Command Bar. Multi-room is only available for the Polk Audio Command Bar.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Polk Audio Command Bar got a rating of 5, and Samsung HW-A550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over Samsung HW-A550