Samsung HW-A450 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-A450 has a total rating of 4 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217. The set of control buttons for competitors is the same and is: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. The output power is different and equal to 300 (overall) W for the HW-A450 versus 40 (overall) W for the DHT-S217. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. The HW-A450 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S217 - wired. The Samsung HW-A450 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its audio features and specs.
Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.
Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the DHT-S217 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the HW-A450 received a rating of 5/10 versus 7/10, respectively.
App control is available for the DHT-S217. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
Only the DHT-S217 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-A450 got a rating of 6, and Denon DHT-S217 5 out of 10.