Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Denon DHT-S217 review

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Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action 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 Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Denon DHT-S217. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S217 - wired. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Smart Soundbar 300.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 can 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 Denon DHT-S217. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Smart Soundbar 300. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.

Multichannel surround

Only the DHT-S217 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 Denon DHT-S217 5 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Denon DHT-S217

Advantages Denon DHT-S217 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300