LG SN5Y vs Denon DHT-S217 review

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LG SN5Y vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison chart

LG SN5Y vs Denon DHT-S217 review

LG SN5Y
vs
Denon DHT-S217

LG SN5Y vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SN5Y has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, function and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 2.1. The output power is different and equal to 400 (overall) W for the SN5Y versus 40 (overall) W for the DHT-S217. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. The SN5Y has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S217 - wired. The LG SN5Y got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. 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 SN5Y received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the SN5Y. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the DHT-S217 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 5 points out of 10.

Advantages LG SN5Y over Denon DHT-S217

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Microphone

Advantages Denon DHT-S217 over LG SN5Y

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

LG SN5Y
Denon DHT-S217

Model

SN5Y
DHT-S217

Brand

LG
Denon

Reviews

168
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, function
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

400 (overall)
40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
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
1

Features

Voice control

Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround, DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

88.9 x 5 x 7.6/35 x 2.2 x 3.4
89x1.2x6.7/35x4.7x2.6

Weight, kg/pounds

2.2/5.2
3.6/7.9

Other

Release year

2020
2022
LG SN5Y
Denon DHT-S217
LG SN5Y
Denon DHT-S217

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 4.8
  • 6LG SN5Y
  • 4.8Denon DHT-S217

LG SN5Y competitors

Denon DHT-S217 competitors