Denon HEOS BAR vs JBL Bar Studio review

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Denon HEOS BAR vs JBL Bar Studio comparison chart

Denon HEOS BAR vs JBL Bar Studio review

Denon HEOS BAR
vs
JBL Bar Studio

l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Denon HEOS BAR vs JBL Bar Studio. The Denon HEOS BAR was rated 7, while the JBL Bar Studio has a rating 5. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, volume down, volume up, sound off for the HEOS BAR and volume down, volume up, power, source for the Bar Studio.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that HEOS BAR has 3.0 and Bar Studio has 2.0. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer can be connected to any of the units in this comparison. Rate 6 out of 10 received the Denon HEOS BAR for audio features and specs, but the JBL Bar Studio received 5 out of 10.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. The HEOS BAR can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models do not have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 4/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Denon HEOS BAR versus 1/0 HDMIs in the JBL Bar Studio. As in the HEOS BAR, so in the Bar Studio there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. We rated the connectivity of the HEOS BAR at 7 out of 10, while the Bar Studio was rated 6/10. The manufacturer of the HEOS BAR provides a device control application. The Denon HEOS BAR equipped with a microphone. The Denon HEOS BAR may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the HEOS BAR or Bar Studio. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 5/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Denon HEOS BAR over JBL Bar Studio

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Denon HEOS BAR
JBL Bar Studio

Model

HEOS BAR
Bar Studio

Brand

Denon
JBL

Reviews

20
828

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

volume down, volume up, sound off
volume down, volume up, power, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

30

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, iHeart
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

4/1
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

has not
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS HD
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

109.8 x 7.1 x 14.7/43.3 x 2.8 x 5.8
61.4 x 5.8 x 8.6/24.2 x 2.3 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

4.8/10.5
1.4/3.1

Other

Release year

2017
2019
Denon HEOS BAR
JBL Bar Studio
Denon HEOS BAR
JBL Bar Studio

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7
  • 5
  • 7Denon HEOS BAR
  • 5JBL Bar Studio