LG SN8YG vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so LG SN8YG vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, SN8YG has a total rating of 6.8 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Home Sound Bar 550. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, function, play/pause, microphone and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the LG SN8YG has 3.1.2 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. The output power is different and equal to 440 (overall) W for the SN8YG versus 53 (overall) W for the Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The SN8YG has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The LG SN8YG got our rating of 7 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the Home Sound Bar 550.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to 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, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10. 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

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround LG SN8YG got a rating of 10, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages LG SN8YG over Denon Home Sound Bar 550

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over LG SN8YG