LG SN6Y vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 review

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Rating 5 5

LG SN6Y vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 comparison chart

Overall
6.2
Bose Smart Soundbar 900
8.4
8
9

LG SN6Y vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 review

LG SN6Y
vs
Bose Smart Soundbar 900

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so LG SN6Y vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SN6Y has a total rating of 6.2 out of 10 versus 8.4 for Smart Soundbar 900.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the LG SN6Y has 3.1 versus 5.1.2 for the Bose Smart Soundbar 900. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The SN6Y has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Smart Soundbar 900 - wired. The LG SN6Y got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 8 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Smart Soundbar 900.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 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. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the SN6Y received a rating of 8/10 versus 9/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the Smart Soundbar 900 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround LG SN6Y got a rating of 5, and Bose Smart Soundbar 900 6 out of 10.

Advantages LG SN6Y over Bose Smart Soundbar 900

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 900 over LG SN6Y

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

LG SN6Y
Bose Smart Soundbar 900

Model

SN6Y
Smart Soundbar 900

Brand

LG
Bose

Reviews

87
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
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.1
5.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

420 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

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
Pandora, SoundCloud

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)
1 (USB 2.0)

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

Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

104 x 5 x 7.6/41.7 x 2.2 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.6

Other

Release year

2020
2022
LG SN6Y
Bose Smart Soundbar 900
LG SN6Y
Bose Smart Soundbar 900

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.2
  • 8.4
  • 6.2LG SN6Y
  • 8.4Bose Smart Soundbar 900

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Bose Smart Soundbar 900 competitors