Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S60B review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S60B comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
Samsung S60B
8.4
10
9

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S60B review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
Samsung S60B

l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Samsung S60B. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 7.6, while the Samsung S60B has a rating 8.4.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 and S60B has 5.0. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Smart Soundbar 300 via wired and wireless, but S60B has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 for audio features and specs, but the Samsung S60B received 6 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Samsung S60B. As in the Smart Soundbar 300, so in the S60B there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Smart Soundbar 300 at 8 out of 10, while the S60B was rated 7/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the S60B. The S60B can work with surround sound due to DTS:X support. The Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 4/10, while the S60B received a mark of 10/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Samsung S60B

  • Multi-room support

Advantages Samsung S60B over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung S60B

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
S60B

Brand

Bose
Samsung

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
5.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

200 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
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
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)

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 Plus, Dolby 5.0ch

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Virtual:X, DTS 5.1ch

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4
67x6.2x10.5/26.3x2.4x4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
2.7/6

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung S60B
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Samsung S60B

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 8.4
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 8.4Samsung S60B

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 competitors

Samsung S60B competitors