Sony HT-S350 vs Samsung HW-J355 review

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If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Sony HT-S350 vs Samsung HW-J355 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Sony HT-S350 was rated 5, while the Samsung HW-J355 has a rating 6.6. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, volume down, volume up, Bluetooth, TV for the HT-S350 and power, volume down, volume up, input for the HW-J355.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. By the number of channels, the devices do not differ. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 320 (overall) versus 120 according to devices. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the HT-S350 via wireless, but HW-J355 has wired and wireless connection type. Audio features and specs of considered models we rated 7 out of 10 in our ranking. The HW-J355 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the HW-J355. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) is implemented only in the HT-S350. The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 6/10.

Features

The manufacturer of the HW-J355 provides a device control application. Soundbars in this review are not equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the HT-S350 or HW-J355. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 4/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Sony HT-S350 over Samsung HW-J355

Advantages Samsung HW-J355 over Sony HT-S350