Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs JBL BAR 300 review

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Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs JBL BAR 300 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 8.4 for BAR 300. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and power, 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 Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 versus 5.0 for the JBL BAR 300. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the BAR 300 - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the JBL BAR 300 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

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 JBL BAR 300. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 10/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.

Multichannel surround

Only the BAR 300 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 JBL BAR 300 7 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over JBL BAR 300

Advantages JBL BAR 300 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300