Samsung HW-S60A vs JBL BAR 300 review

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Rating 5 5

Samsung HW-S60A vs JBL BAR 300 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-S60A
4.8
JBL BAR 300
8.4
4
9

Samsung HW-S60A vs JBL BAR 300 review

Samsung HW-S60A
vs
JBL BAR 300

Samsung HW-S60A vs JBL BAR 300 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-S60A has a total rating of 4.8 out of 10 versus 8.4 for BAR 300. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and power, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 5.0. The output power is different and equal to 200 (overall) W for the HW-S60A versus 260 (overall) W for the BAR 300. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Samsung HW-S60A got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the JBL BAR 300 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the BAR 300.

Connectivity

Only the JBL BAR 300 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Samsung HW-S60A has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the JBL BAR 300. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the HW-S60A received a rating of 7/10 versus 10/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the BAR 300. A built-in microphone is present only on the BAR 300. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the BAR 300 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Samsung HW-S60A got a rating of 6, and JBL BAR 300 7 out of 10.

Advantages JBL BAR 300 over Samsung HW-S60A

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Product

Samsung HW-S60A
JBL BAR 300

Model

HW-S60A
BAR 300

Brand

Samsung
JBL

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, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.0
5.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (overall)
260 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
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
Pandora, SoundCloud

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

1/0
1/0

USB

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 5.1ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS 5.1ch

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

76.4x6.8x12.4/30.1x2.7x4.9
82x5.6x10.3/32.3x2.2x4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2.9/6.6
4.1/9

Other

Release year

2022
2022
Samsung HW-S60A
JBL BAR 300
Samsung HW-S60A
JBL BAR 300

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

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  • worse
  • 4.8
  • 8.4
  • 4.8Samsung HW-S60A
  • 8.4JBL BAR 300

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