Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs VIZIO SB4451-C0 review

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l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs VIZIO SB4451-C0. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 7.6, while the VIZIO SB4451-C0 has a rating 7.2. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, microphone, action for the Smart Soundbar 300 and power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up for the SB4451-C0.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 and SB4451-C0 has 5.1. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Smart Soundbar 300 via wired and wireless, but SB4451-C0 has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 for audio features and specs, but the VIZIO SB4451-C0 received 8 out of 10.

Streaming services

The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 is equipped with AirPlay 2, but the VIZIO SB4451-C0 has AirPlay on board. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs are in each of soundbars. As in the Smart Soundbar 300, so in the SB4451-C0 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The connectivity of each of the models was estimated at 8/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration can become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the Smart Soundbar 300 or SB4451-C0. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The same score of 4/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over VIZIO SB4451-C0

Advantages VIZIO SB4451-C0 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300