Sony HT-G700 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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Sony HT-G700 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison chart

Overall
Sony HT-G700
6.2
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
7.4
4
9

Sony HT-G700 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

Sony HT-G700
vs
Denon Home Sound Bar 550

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Sony HT-G700 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HT-G700 has a total rating of 6.2 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Sony HT-G700 has 3.1 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 400 (overall) W for the HT-G700 versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The HT-G700 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Sony HT-G700 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Home Sound Bar 550.

Connectivity

Only the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. 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 8/10.

Features

App control is available for the Home Sound Bar 550. A built-in microphone is present only on the Home Sound Bar 550. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround Sony HT-G700 got a rating of 10, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Sony HT-G700 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Sony HT-G700

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
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