Denon HEOS BAR vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Denon HEOS BAR vs Polk Audio Command Bar comparison chart

Overall
Denon HEOS BAR
7
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
10
10

Denon HEOS BAR vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Denon HEOS BAR
vs
Polk Audio Command Bar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Denon HEOS BAR vs Polk Audio Command Bar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, HEOS BAR has a total rating of 7 out of 10 versus 6.6 for Command Bar. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, sound off and volume down, volume up, microphone, action, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Denon HEOS BAR has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Polk Audio Command Bar. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Denon HEOS BAR has 4/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Polk Audio Command Bar. 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 7/10.

Features

App control is available for the HEOS BAR. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is available to every soundbar.

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, each of the opponents received 5 points out of 10.

Advantages Denon HEOS BAR over Polk Audio Command Bar

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • App control

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over Denon HEOS BAR

  • Separate subwoofer in package
Add soundbar to comparison
We didn't find anything to show here

Common

Product

Denon HEOS BAR
Polk Audio Command Bar

Model

HEOS BAR
Command Bar

Brand

Denon
Polk Audio

Reviews

20
1506

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, microphone, action

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

160 (overall)

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
1/1

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
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

has not
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS HD
DTS Digital Surround

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
110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

4.8/10.5
1.8/4.9

Other

Release year

2017
2018
Denon HEOS BAR
Polk Audio Command Bar
Denon HEOS BAR
Polk Audio Command Bar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7
  • 6.6
  • 7Denon HEOS BAR
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar

Denon HEOS BAR competitors

Polk Audio Command Bar competitors