Samsung HW-M360 vs Samsung HW-A650 review

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Samsung HW-M360 vs Samsung HW-A650 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-M360 has a total rating of 4.5 out of 10 versus 5 for HW-A650. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input 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-M360 has 2.1 versus 3.1 for the Samsung HW-A650. The output power is different and equal to 200 (overall) W for the HW-M360 versus 430 (overall) W for the HW-A650. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Samsung HW-M360 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-A650 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. Only the HW-A650 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the HW-M360 received a rating of 5/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the HW-M360. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Multi-room is only available for the Samsung HW-M360.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-M360 got a rating of 4, and Samsung HW-A650 6 out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-M360 over Samsung HW-A650

Advantages Samsung HW-A650 over Samsung HW-M360