Samsung HW-LST70T vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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Samsung HW-LST70T vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-LST70T
6.4
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
7.4
10
9

Samsung HW-LST70T vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

Samsung HW-LST70T
vs
Denon Home Sound Bar 550

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Samsung HW-LST70T vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-LST70T has a total rating of 6.4 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, power, source and power, source, demo, 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 Samsung HW-LST70T has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 210 (overall) W for the HW-LST70T versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Only the Samsung HW-LST70T has a built-in subwoofer. The HW-LST70T has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Samsung HW-LST70T got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Samsung HW-LST70T has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. Only the Home Sound Bar 550 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the HW-LST70T received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Samsung HW-LST70T.

Multichannel surround

Only the Home Sound Bar 550 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Home Sound Bar 550. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-LST70T got a rating of 5, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-LST70T over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Multi-room support

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Samsung HW-LST70T

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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