Samsung HW-S50A vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Samsung HW-S50A vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-S50A has a total rating of 4.8 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. 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 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 40 (overall) W for the HW-S50A versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The HW-S50A has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Samsung HW-S50A got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Home Sound Bar 550.

Connectivity

Only the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Samsung HW-S50A has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10.

Features

App control is available for the Home Sound Bar 550. A built-in microphone is present only on the Home Sound Bar 550. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Home Sound Bar 550 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Home Sound Bar 550. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 6 points out of 10.

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Samsung HW-S50A