Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SP7R review

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Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SP7R comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
10
4

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SP7R review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
LG SP7R

I had a chance to test and compare two models: Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs LG SP7R and this review should help people who are looking for a good soundbar. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 7.6, while the LG SP7R has a rating 5. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, microphone, action for the Smart Soundbar 300 and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up for the SP7R.

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 SP7R has 7.1. 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 SP7R has wireless connection type. Rate 5 out of 10 received the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 for audio features and specs, but the LG SP7R received 8 out of 10. The Smart Soundbar 300 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the Smart Soundbar 300. 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 LG SP7R. As in the Smart Soundbar 300, so in the SP7R there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Smart Soundbar 300 at 8 out of 10, while the SP7R was rated 7/10. The manufacturer of the Smart Soundbar 300 provides a device control application. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 equipped with a microphone. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder support is not implemented in either the Smart Soundbar 300 or SP7R. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Smart Soundbar 300 was rated 4/10, while the SP7R received a mark of 6/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over LG SP7R

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support

Advantages LG SP7R over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
LG SP7R

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
SP7R

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, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
7.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

580 (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
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
1/0

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, DTS Virtual X

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
100x6.3x10.4/39.4x2.5x4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8
3.2/7.1

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
LG SP7R
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
LG SP7R

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.6
  • 5
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 5LG SP7R

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