KEF HTF7003 vs Bose Soundbar 500 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

KEF HTF7003 vs Bose Soundbar 500 comparison chart

Overall
KEF HTF7003
5
Bose Soundbar 500
7.4
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10
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8
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4

KEF HTF7003 vs Bose Soundbar 500 review

KEF HTF7003
vs
Bose Soundbar 500

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so KEF HTF7003 vs Bose Soundbar 500 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HTF7003 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Soundbar 500.

Audio features

The KEF HTF7003 has the passive amplification type, the Bose Soundbar 500 - active. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Soundbar 500.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Soundbar 500 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Only the Soundbar 500 has Bluetooth support. Only the Soundbar 500 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the HTF7003 received a rating of 4/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available for the Soundbar 500. A built-in microphone is present only on the Soundbar 500. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Soundbar 500 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 500 over KEF HTF7003

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Bluetooth enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

KEF HTF7003
Bose Soundbar 500

Model

HTF7003
Soundbar 500

Brand

KEF
Bose

Reviews

17
407

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
microphone

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.0

Amplification type

passive
active

Output power, W

100

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wired
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

0/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

3/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

has not
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

78.5 x 8.1 x 6.1/30.9 x 3.1 x 2.4
80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4

Weight, kg/pounds

2.1/4.6
3.1/7

Other

Release year

2005
2018
KEF HTF7003
Bose Soundbar 500
KEF HTF7003
Bose Soundbar 500

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 7.4
  • 5KEF HTF7003
  • 7.4Bose Soundbar 500

KEF HTF7003 competitors

Bose Soundbar 500 competitors