Sony HT-S350 vs JBL BAR 300 review

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Sony HT-S350 vs JBL BAR 300 comparison chart

Sony HT-S350 vs JBL BAR 300 review

Sony HT-S350
vs
JBL BAR 300

Sony HT-S350 vs JBL BAR 300 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HT-S350 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 8.4 for BAR 300. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, Bluetooth, TV and power, 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-S350 has 2.1 versus 5.0 for the JBL BAR 300. The output power is different and equal to 320 (overall) W for the HT-S350 versus 260 (overall) W for the BAR 300. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Sony HT-S350 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the JBL BAR 300 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the BAR 300.

Connectivity

Only the JBL BAR 300 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Sony HT-S350 has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the JBL BAR 300. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the HT-S350 received a rating of 6/10 versus 10/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the BAR 300. A built-in microphone is present only on the BAR 300. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the BAR 300 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Sony HT-S350 got a rating of 4, and JBL BAR 300 7 out of 10.

Advantages Sony HT-S350 over JBL BAR 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages JBL BAR 300 over Sony HT-S350

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

Product

Sony HT-S350
JBL BAR 300

Model

HT-S350
BAR 300

Brand

Sony
JBL

Reviews

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General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, Bluetooth, TV
power, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
5.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

320 (overall)
260 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/1
1/1

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
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

90 x 6.4 x 8.8/35.5 x 2.6 x 3.5
82x5.6x10.3/32.3x2.2x4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2.4/5.4
4.1/9

Other

Release year

2019
2022
Sony HT-S350
JBL BAR 300
Sony HT-S350
JBL BAR 300

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 8.4
  • 5Sony HT-S350
  • 8.4JBL BAR 300

Sony HT-S350 competitors

JBL BAR 300 competitors