Samsung HW-Q950T vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Samsung HW-Q950T vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-Q950T has a total rating of 8.4 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: multi function, volume down, volume up, microphone 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-Q950T has 9.1.4 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 546 (overall) W for the HW-Q950T versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The HW-Q950T has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Samsung HW-Q950T got our rating of 9 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-Q950T has 2/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. 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 8/10. 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-Q950T.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-Q950T got a rating of 9, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-Q950T over Denon Home Sound Bar 550