VIZIO SB46514-F6 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so VIZIO SB46514-F6 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SB46514-F6 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the VIZIO SB46514-F6 has 5.1.4 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The SB46514-F6 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The VIZIO SB46514-F6 got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Home Sound Bar 550.

Connectivity

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 in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the VIZIO SB46514-F6.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Home Sound Bar 550. For multichannel surround VIZIO SB46514-F6 got a rating of 7, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages VIZIO SB46514-F6 over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over VIZIO SB46514-F6