An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so LG S80QY vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, S80QY has a total rating of 7.8 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the LG S80QY has 3.1.3 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 350 (overall) W for the S80QY versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The S80QY has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The LG S80QY got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs.
Spotify is available on each of the soundbars. Both devices can play streaming audio from Pandora, SoundCloud.
These models have the ability to 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, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10.
App control is available for the Home Sound Bar 550. A built-in microphone is present only on the Home Sound Bar 550. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround LG S80QY got a rating of 10, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.