VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Polk Audio Command Bar comparison chart

Overall
VIZIO SB3821-C6
4.5
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
5
10

VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

VIZIO SB3821-C6
vs
Polk Audio Command Bar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Polk Audio Command Bar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, SB3821-C6 has a total rating of 4.5 out of 10 versus 6.6 for Command Bar. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up and volume down, volume up, microphone, action, respectively.

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. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The VIZIO SB3821-C6 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Polk Audio Command Bar 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support is available on the Command Bar.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the Command Bar supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the SB3821-C6 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively. Compared soundbars have no app control. A built-in microphone is present only on the Command Bar. Multi-room is only available for the Polk Audio Command Bar.

Multichannel surround

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 5 points out of 10.

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over VIZIO SB3821-C6

  • Spotify support
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

VIZIO SB3821-C6
Polk Audio Command Bar

Model

SB3821-C6
Command Bar

Brand

VIZIO
Polk Audio

Reviews

6692
1506

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up
volume down, volume up, microphone, action

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

160 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
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

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS TruSurround
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.5 x 7.6 x 7.6/38 x 3 x 3
110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2.6/5.8
1.8/4.9

Other

Release year

2015
2018
VIZIO SB3821-C6
Polk Audio Command Bar
VIZIO SB3821-C6
Polk Audio Command Bar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.5
  • 6.6
  • 4.5VIZIO SB3821-C6
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar

VIZIO SB3821-C6 competitors

Polk Audio Command Bar competitors