Polk Audio MagniFi 2 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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Rating 5 5

Polk Audio MagniFi 2 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison chart

Overall
Polk Audio MagniFi 2
6.6
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
7.4
9
9

Polk Audio MagniFi 2 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

Polk Audio MagniFi 2
vs
Denon Home Sound Bar 550

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Polk Audio MagniFi 2 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, MagniFi 2 has a total rating of 6.6 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. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The MagniFi 2 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. Both models received our 4 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify is available on each of the soundbars. Both devices can play streaming audio from Pandora, SoundCloud.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Polk Audio MagniFi 2 has 3/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the MagniFi 2 received a rating of 5/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. 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 Polk Audio MagniFi 2 got a rating of 5, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Polk Audio MagniFi 2 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Polk Audio MagniFi 2

  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Polk Audio MagniFi 2
Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Model

MagniFi 2
Home Sound Bar 550

Brand

Polk Audio
Denon

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, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

53 (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
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

3/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
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
1

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS audio

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

109.2x5.3x3/37.5x3x2
65.7x7.3x11.9/25.9x2.9x4.7

Weight, kg/pounds

2.9/6
3.5/7.8

Other

Release year

2020
2020
Polk Audio MagniFi 2
Denon Home Sound Bar 550
Polk Audio MagniFi 2
Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

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  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 7.4
  • 6.6Polk Audio MagniFi 2
  • 7.4Denon Home Sound Bar 550

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