Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-X9000F review

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The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-X9000F comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 7 for HT-X9000F. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and power, input, Bluetooth, 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 Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Sony HT-X9000F. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the HT-X9000F - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Sony HT-X9000F 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has support AirPlay 2, and its competitor in our comparison has AirPlay. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available for the Smart Soundbar 300. A built-in microphone is present only on the Smart Soundbar 300. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.

Multichannel surround

Only the HT-X9000F has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the HT-X9000F. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Sony HT-X9000F 9 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Sony HT-X9000F

Advantages Sony HT-X9000F over Bose Smart Soundbar 300