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