Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 review

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The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, both soundbars have the same overall rating of 7.6. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 versus 5.1.4 for the VIZIO SB46514-F6. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the SB46514-F6 - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the VIZIO SB46514-F6 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has support AirPlay 2, and its competitor in our comparison has AirPlay. Spotify support is available on the Smart Soundbar 300.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the VIZIO SB46514-F6. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is available to every soundbar.

Multichannel surround

Only the SB46514-F6 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and VIZIO SB46514-F6 7 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over VIZIO SB46514-F6

Advantages VIZIO SB46514-F6 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300