Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SLM4R review

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Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SLM4R comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
5.2
10
6

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SLM4R review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
LG SLM4R

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SLM4R comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 5.2 for SLM4R. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and power, volume down, volume up, function, 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 4.1 for the LG SLM4R. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the SLM4R - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the LG SLM4R 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. Only the Smart Soundbar 300 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 6/10, 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

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and LG SLM4R 5 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over LG SLM4R

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support

Advantages LG SLM4R over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
LG SLM4R

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
SLM4R

Brand

Bose
LG

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
power, volume down, volume up, function

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
4.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

420 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

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
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
0/0

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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Digital Surround

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
89 x 5 x 7.6/35.1 x 2.3 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
2.2/5.2

Other

Release year

2020
2020
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
LG SLM4R
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
LG SLM4R

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 5.2
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 5.2LG SLM4R