Samsung HW-T450 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Samsung HW-T450 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-T450 has a total rating of 4.5 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, power, source and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

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-T450 versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The HW-T450 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Samsung HW-T450 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. Only the Home Sound Bar 550 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the HW-T450 received a rating of 5/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

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 Samsung HW-T450 got a rating of 4, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-T450 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Samsung HW-T450