Samsung HW-R450 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-R450 has a total rating of 4 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, power, source and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. The output power is different and equal to 200 (overall) W for the HW-R450 versus 40 (overall) W for the DHT-S217. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. The HW-R450 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S217 - wired. The Samsung HW-R450 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its audio features and specs.
Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.
Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the DHT-S217 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the HW-R450 received a rating of 5/10 versus 7/10, respectively.
App control is available for the DHT-S217. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
Only the DHT-S217 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-R450 got a rating of 4, and Denon DHT-S217 5 out of 10.