Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar vs Denon DHT-S517 review

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Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar vs Denon DHT-S517 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
8.4
Denon DHT-S517
5.4
9
8

Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar vs Denon DHT-S517 review

Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
vs
Denon DHT-S517

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar vs Denon DHT-S517 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Smart Ultra Soundbar has a total rating of 8.4 out of 10 versus 5.4 for DHT-S517.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar has 5.1.2 versus 3.1.2 for the Denon DHT-S517. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Ultra Soundbar has a wired connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S517 - wireless. The Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar got our rating of 8 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S517 5 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Smart Ultra Soundbar.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Smart Ultra Soundbar received a rating of 9/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Smart Ultra Soundbar. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar got a rating of 6, and Denon DHT-S517 7 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar over Denon DHT-S517

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Microphone

Advantages Denon DHT-S517 over Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
Denon DHT-S517

Model

Smart Ultra Soundbar
DHT-S517

Brand

Bose
Denon

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1.2
3.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
0

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

78x4.4x7/35.4x2.1x3.2

Weight, kg/pounds

2.5/5.5

Other

Release year

2022
2021
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
Denon DHT-S517
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
Denon DHT-S517

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.4
  • 5.4
  • 8.4Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar
  • 5.4Denon DHT-S517

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Denon DHT-S517 competitors