Vizio M21d-H8 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Vizio M21d-H8 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, M21d-H8 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth 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. Only the Vizio M21d-H8 has a built-in subwoofer. The Vizio M21d-H8 got our rating of 5 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. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the M21d-H8 received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available for the Home Sound Bar 550. A built-in microphone is present in each model. 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 Vizio M21d-H8 got a rating of 5, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Vizio M21d-H8 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Vizio M21d-H8