l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Denon Home Sound Bar 550 vs Klipsch Cinema 400. The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 was rated 7.4, while the Klipsch Cinema 400 has a rating 4.6.
Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. By the number of channels, the devices do not differ. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 53 (overall) versus 400 (overall) according to devices. 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 4 out of 10 received the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 for audio features and specs, but the Klipsch Cinema 400 received 5 out of 10.
The Home Sound Bar 550 can play audio from Spotify.
Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Home Sound Bar 550. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 versus 1/0 HDMIs in the Klipsch Cinema 400. As in the Home Sound Bar 550, so in the Cinema 400 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10.
The manufacturer of the Home Sound Bar 550 provides a device control application. The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.
Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the Home Sound Bar 550. The Home Sound Bar 550 can work with surround sound due to DTS:X support. The same score of 6/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.