Denon Home Sound Bar 550 vs Klipsch Cinema 600 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Denon Home Sound Bar 550 vs Klipsch Cinema 600 comparison chart

Overall
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
7.4
Klipsch Cinema 600
4.8
9
4

Denon Home Sound Bar 550 vs Klipsch Cinema 600 review

Denon Home Sound Bar 550
vs
Klipsch Cinema 600

I had a chance to test and compare two models: Denon Home Sound Bar 550 vs Klipsch Cinema 600 and this review should help people who are looking for a good soundbar. The Denon Home Sound Bar 550 was rated 7.4, while the Klipsch Cinema 600 has a rating 4.8.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Home Sound Bar 550 has 2.1 and Cinema 600 has 3.1. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 53 (overall) versus 600 (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 600 received 6 out of 10.

Streaming services

The Home Sound Bar 550 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

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 600. As in the Home Sound Bar 550, so in the Cinema 600 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10.

Features

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.

Multichannel surround

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.

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Klipsch Cinema 600

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X

Advantages Klipsch Cinema 600 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Denon Home Sound Bar 550
Klipsch Cinema 600

Model

Home Sound Bar 550
Cinema 600

Brand

Denon
Klipsch

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

53 (overall)
600 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
0

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
1

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

65.7x7.3x11.9/25.9x2.9x4.7
114.3x7.3x8.6/45x2.9x3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

3.5/7.8
30.8/13.9

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
Klipsch Cinema 600
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
Klipsch Cinema 600

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.4
  • 4.8
  • 7.4Denon Home Sound Bar 550
  • 4.8Klipsch Cinema 600

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