Samsung HW-S50A vs Denon DHT-S517 review

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Rating 5 5

Samsung HW-S50A vs Denon DHT-S517 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-S50A
4.8
Denon DHT-S517
5.4
4
8

Samsung HW-S50A vs Denon DHT-S517 review

Samsung HW-S50A
vs
Denon DHT-S517

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Samsung HW-S50A vs Denon DHT-S517 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, HW-S50A has a total rating of 4.8 out of 10 versus 5.4 for DHT-S517. The set of control buttons for competitors is the same and is: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Samsung HW-S50A has 3.0 versus 3.1.2 for the Denon DHT-S517. The output power is identical and equal to 40 (overall) W. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Samsung HW-S50A got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S517 5 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-S50A has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon DHT-S517. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the HW-S50A received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the DHT-S517. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the DHT-S517 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-S50A got a rating of 6, and Denon DHT-S517 7 out of 10.

Advantages Denon DHT-S517 over Samsung HW-S50A

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • App control
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Samsung HW-S50A
Denon DHT-S517

Model

HW-S50A
DHT-S517

Brand

Samsung
Denon

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

40 (overall)
40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

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

0/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

0/0
1/0

USB

0
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 5.1ch
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS 5.1ch
DTS

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

76.4x6.8x12.4/30.1x2.7x4.9
78x4.4x7/35.4x2.1x3.2

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
2.5/5.5

Other

Release year

2022
2021
Samsung HW-S50A
Denon DHT-S517
Samsung HW-S50A
Denon DHT-S517

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.8
  • 5.4
  • 4.8Samsung HW-S50A
  • 5.4Denon DHT-S517

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