Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SN8YG review

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The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SN8YG that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 6.8 for SN8YG. The competitors' control buttons are different: microphone, action and power, volume down, volume up, function, play/pause, microphone, 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 3.1.2 for the LG SN8YG. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the SN8YG - wireless. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the LG SN8YG 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Smart Soundbar 300.

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 1/1 of the LG SN8YG. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.

Multichannel surround

Only the SN8YG has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the SN8YG. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and LG SN8YG 10 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over LG SN8YG

Advantages LG SN8YG over Bose Smart Soundbar 300