Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-A3000 review

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Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-A3000 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
Sony HT-A3000
7.6
10
4

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-A3000 review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
Sony HT-A3000

The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-A3000 comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, both soundbars have the same overall rating of 7.6.

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 3.1 for the Sony HT-A3000. Only the Sony HT-A3000 has a built-in subwoofer. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Sony HT-A3000 7 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 0/1 of the Sony HT-A3000. 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 for the Smart Soundbar 300. 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 HT-A3000 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the HT-A3000. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Sony HT-A3000 10 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Sony HT-A3000

  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support

Advantages Sony HT-A3000 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Sony HT-A3000

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
HT-A3000

Brand

Bose
Sony

Reviews

144
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

microphone, action
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

250 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
0/1

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)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Dual mono, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS HD High Resolution Audio, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS ES

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4
95x6.4x1.2/37.4x2.5x0.4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
4.6/10.3

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Sony HT-A3000
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Sony HT-A3000

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

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  • 7.6
  • 7.6
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 7.6Sony HT-A3000

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