If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Samsung HW-A650 vs Klipsch Cinema 1200 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Samsung HW-A650 was rated 5, while the Klipsch Cinema 1200 has a rating 8.4. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, source, demo, volume down, volume up for the HW-A650 and power, source, volume down, volume up for the Cinema 1200.
Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that HW-A650 has 3.1 and Cinema 1200 has 5.1.4. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 430 (overall) versus 1200 (overall) according to devices. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer can be connected to any of the units in this comparison. Audio features and specs of considered models we rated 7 out of 10 in our ranking.
The Cinema 1200 can play audio from Spotify.
Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Cinema 1200. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Samsung HW-A650 versus 2/1 HDMIs in the Klipsch Cinema 1200. As in the HW-A650, so in the Cinema 1200 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10.
The manufacturer of the Cinema 1200 provides a device control application. The Klipsch Cinema 1200 equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.
Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the Cinema 1200. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The HW-A650 was rated 6/10, while the Cinema 1200 received a mark of 8/10 for multichannel surround.