VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Denon DHT-S217 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison chart

Overall
VIZIO SB3821-C6
4.5
Denon DHT-S217
4.8
5
8

VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Denon DHT-S217 review

VIZIO SB3821-C6
vs
Denon DHT-S217

VIZIO SB3821-C6 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SB3821-C6 has a total rating of 4.5 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. The SB3821-C6 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S217 - wired. The VIZIO SB3821-C6 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the DHT-S217 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the SB3821-C6 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the DHT-S217. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the DHT-S217 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. 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 VIZIO SB3821-C6 over Denon DHT-S217

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Denon DHT-S217 over VIZIO SB3821-C6

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • App control
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

VIZIO SB3821-C6
Denon DHT-S217

Model

SB3821-C6
DHT-S217

Brand

VIZIO
Denon

Reviews

6692
0

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
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

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)
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
1

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS TruSurround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.5 x 7.6 x 7.6/38 x 3 x 3
89x1.2x6.7/35x4.7x2.6

Weight, kg/pounds

2.6/5.8
3.6/7.9

Other

Release year

2015
2022
VIZIO SB3821-C6
Denon DHT-S217
VIZIO SB3821-C6
Denon DHT-S217

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.5
  • 4.8
  • 4.5VIZIO SB3821-C6
  • 4.8Denon DHT-S217

VIZIO SB3821-C6 competitors

Denon DHT-S217 competitors