Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-CT800 review

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Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-CT800 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
Sony HT-CT800
6.4
10
5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-CT800 review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
Sony HT-CT800

In this article, we will talk about Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-CT800 comparison. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 7.6, while the Sony HT-CT800 has a rating 6.4. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, microphone, action for the Smart Soundbar 300 and power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up for the HT-CT800.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 and HT-CT800 has 2.1. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Smart Soundbar 300 via wired and wireless, but HT-CT800 has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 for audio features and specs, but the Sony HT-CT800 received 6 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 versus 3/0 HDMIs in the Sony HT-CT800. As in the Smart Soundbar 300, so in the HT-CT800 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10. The manufacturer of the Smart Soundbar 300 provides a device control application. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration can become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the Smart Soundbar 300 or HT-CT800. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 4/10, while the HT-CT800 received a mark of 6/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Sony HT-CT800

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • App control
  • Microphone

Advantages Sony HT-CT800 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Sony HT-CT800

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
HT-CT800

Brand

Bose
Sony

Reviews

144
323

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

microphone, action
power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

350 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Pandora, Napster, TIDAL, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
3/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS-HD

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4
103 x 5.2 x 12.6/40.5 x 2.1 x 5

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
2.8/6.1

Other

Release year

2020
2017
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Sony HT-CT800
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Sony HT-CT800

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 6.4
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 6.4Sony HT-CT800