Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Votes 5 5
Rating 4.8 4.8

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Polk Audio Command Bar comparison chart

Overall
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
5
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
4
10

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Polk Audio Command Bar review

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
vs
Polk Audio Command Bar

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Polk Audio SIGNA S2 vs Polk Audio Command Bar that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, SIGNA S2 has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 6.6 for Command Bar. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth 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. Both models received our 6 rating of 10 for their audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Command Bar.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Polk Audio SIGNA S2 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Polk Audio Command Bar. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the SIGNA S2 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 Polk Audio SIGNA S2 got a rating of 4, and Polk Audio Command Bar 5 out of 10.

Advantages Polk Audio Command Bar over Polk Audio SIGNA S2

  • Spotify support
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Polk Audio Command Bar

Model

SIGNA S2
Command Bar

Brand

Polk Audio
Polk Audio

Reviews

6669
1506

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth
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

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
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)

has not
DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

89.9 x 5.4 x 8.1/35.4 x 2.1 x 3.2
110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

1.8/4.9

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Polk Audio Command Bar
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Polk Audio Command Bar

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5
  • 6.6
  • 5Polk Audio SIGNA S2
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 competitors

Polk Audio Command Bar competitors