It makes sense comparing Denon HEOS BAR vs Sonos Playbar because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, HEOS BAR has a total rating of 7 out of 10 versus 5.5 for Playbar. The competitors' control buttons are different: volume down, volume up, sound off and play/pause, volume up, volume down, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Denon HEOS BAR got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Sonos Playbar 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.
Only the Sonos Playbar can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Only the HEOS BAR has Bluetooth support. Only the HEOS BAR supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the HEOS BAR received a rating of 7/10 versus 3/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the HEOS BAR. Multi-room is only available for the Denon HEOS BAR.
None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Denon HEOS BAR got a rating of 5, and Sonos Playbar 4 out of 10.