Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-G700 review

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It makes sense comparing Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Sony HT-G700 because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 6.2 for HT-G700. 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 3.1 for the Sony HT-G700. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the HT-G700 - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Sony HT-G700 7 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 Sony HT-G700. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10. 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-G700 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the HT-G700. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Sony HT-G700 10 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Sony HT-G700

Advantages Sony HT-G700 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300