Samsung HW-Q60T vs Sony HT-S400 review

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Samsung HW-Q60T vs Sony HT-S400 comparison chart

Samsung HW-Q60T vs Sony HT-S400 review

Samsung HW-Q60T
vs
Sony HT-S400

Samsung HW-Q60T vs Sony HT-S400 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-Q60T has a total rating of 5.5 out of 10 versus 4.4 for HT-S400.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Samsung HW-Q60T has 5.1 versus 2.1 for the Sony HT-S400. The output power is different and equal to 360 (overall) W for the HW-Q60T versus 330 (overall) W for the HT-S400. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Samsung HW-Q60T got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Sony HT-S400 6 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. The Samsung HW-Q60T has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 0/1 of the Sony HT-S400. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 7/10.

Features

App control is available for the HW-Q60T. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

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, each of the opponents received 5 points out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-Q60T over Sony HT-S400

  • App control
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Common

Product

Samsung HW-Q60T
Sony HT-S400

Model

HW-Q60T
HT-S400

Brand

Samsung
Sony

Reviews

1048
0

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

volume down, volume up, power, source
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

360 (overall)
330 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
0/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Dual mono

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround, DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.5 x 5 x 10.1/38.6 x 2.3 x 4.1
90.1x6.6x8.8/35.5x2.6x3.5

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.5
2.2/5.1

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Samsung HW-Q60T
Sony HT-S400
Samsung HW-Q60T
Sony HT-S400

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.5
  • 4.4
  • 5.5Samsung HW-Q60T
  • 4.4Sony HT-S400

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