Dayton Audio BS36 vs Sonos Playbar review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Dayton Audio BS36 vs Sonos Playbar comparison chart

Overall
Dayton Audio BS36
4.5
Sonos Playbar
5.5
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7
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5
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4

Dayton Audio BS36 vs Sonos Playbar review

Dayton Audio BS36
vs
Sonos Playbar

It makes sense comparing Dayton Audio BS36 vs Sonos Playbar because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, BS36 has a total rating of 4.5 out of 10 versus 5.5 for Playbar.

Audio features

The Dayton Audio BS36 has the passive amplification type, the Sonos Playbar - active. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Dayton Audio BS36 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Sonos Playbar 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Playbar.

Connectivity

Only the Sonos Playbar can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Competitors do not support Bluetooth. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) does not support any one of these models. The compared models do not have a USB connector. For connectivity, the BS36 received a rating of 4/10 versus 3/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the Playbar. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.

Advantages Sonos Playbar over Dayton Audio BS36

  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
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Common

Product

Dayton Audio BS36
Sonos Playbar

Model

BS36
Playbar

Brand

Dayton Audio
Sonos

Reviews

55
1800

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
play/pause, volume up, volume down

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.0

Amplification type

passive
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Tuneln, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
2

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
0/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

0/0
1/0

USB

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

3/0
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)

has not
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

93.1 x 10.1 x 10.1/37 x 4.2 x 4.8
90 x 14 x 8.5/35.4 x 5.5 x 3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

5.9/13.4
5.4/11.9

Other

Release year

2013
2013
Dayton Audio BS36
Sonos Playbar
Dayton Audio BS36
Sonos Playbar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.5
  • 5.5
  • 4.5Dayton Audio BS36
  • 5.5Sonos Playbar