Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Denon HEOS BAR review

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The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Denon HEOS BAR comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 7 for HEOS BAR. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and volume down, volume up, sound off, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the HEOS BAR - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon HEOS BAR 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 4/1 of the Denon HEOS BAR. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

Both models support voice control using Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant. App control is available in every soundbar. 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 Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Denon HEOS BAR 5 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Denon HEOS BAR