An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so LG GX vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, GX has a total rating of 6.5 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, function and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the LG GX has 3.1 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 420 (overall) W for the GX versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The GX has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The LG GX got our rating of 7 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.
Only the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 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. 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.
Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround LG GX got a rating of 10, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.