Samsung HW-T550 vs Denon DHT-S217 review

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Rating 5 5

Samsung HW-T550 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-T550
4.5
Denon DHT-S217
4.8
4
8

Samsung HW-T550 vs Denon DHT-S217 review

Samsung HW-T550
vs
Denon DHT-S217

Samsung HW-T550 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, HW-T550 has a total rating of 4.5 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.

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 320 (overall) W for the HW-T550 versus 40 (overall) W for the DHT-S217. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. The HW-T550 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S217 - wired. The Samsung HW-T550 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 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. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the HW-T550 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

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.

Multichannel surround

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, each of the opponents received 5 points out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-T550 over Denon DHT-S217

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Denon DHT-S217 over Samsung HW-T550

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • App control
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Samsung HW-T550
Denon DHT-S217

Model

HW-T550
DHT-S217

Brand

Samsung
Denon

Reviews

3970
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

320 (overall)
40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

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

1/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
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
1

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

83.8 x 5 x 7.6/33.9 x 2.2 x 3.3
89x1.2x6.7/35x4.7x2.6

Weight, kg/pounds

1.8/4.6
3.6/7.9

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Samsung HW-T550
Denon DHT-S217
Samsung HW-T550
Denon DHT-S217

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.5
  • 4.8
  • 4.5Samsung HW-T550
  • 4.8Denon DHT-S217

Samsung HW-T550 competitors

Denon DHT-S217 competitors