The Sonos Playbar vs VIZIO SB3820-C6 comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Playbar has a total rating of 5.5 out of 10 versus 5.2 for SB3820-C6. The competitors' control buttons are different: play/pause, volume up, volume down and power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Sonos Playbar has 3.0 versus 2.0 for the VIZIO SB3820-C6. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Sonos Playbar got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the VIZIO SB3820-C6 5 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Playbar.
Only the Sonos Playbar can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Only the SB3820-C6 has Bluetooth support. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) does not support any one of these models. For connectivity, the Playbar received a rating of 3/10 versus 6/10, respectively.
App control is available in every soundbar. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 4 points out of 10.