Bose Solo 5 vs Dayton Audio BS36 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Solo 5 vs Dayton Audio BS36 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Solo 5
4
Dayton Audio BS36
4.5
0
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6
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4
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Bose Solo 5 vs Dayton Audio BS36 review

Bose Solo 5
vs
Dayton Audio BS36

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Bose Solo 5 vs Dayton Audio BS36 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Solo 5 has a total rating of 4 out of 10 versus 4.5 for BS36.

Audio features

The Bose Solo 5 has the active amplification type, the Dayton Audio BS36 - passive. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Solo 5 has 2.0 versus 3.0 for the Dayton Audio BS36. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Both models received our 5 rating of 10 for their 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. Only the Solo 5 has Bluetooth support. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) does not support any one of these models. The compared models do not have a USB connector. For connectivity, the Solo 5 received a rating of 3/10 versus 4/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the Solo 5. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X.

Advantages Bose Solo 5 over Dayton Audio BS36

  • Bluetooth enabled
  • App control
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Common

Product

Bose Solo 5
Dayton Audio BS36

Model

Solo 5
BS36

Brand

Bose
Dayton Audio

Reviews

13457
55

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired

Soundbar buttons

has not
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.0
3.0

Amplification type

active
passive

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

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

0/0
0/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
0/0

USB

Coaxial digital input/output

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
3/0

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
has not

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

21.6 x 2.8 x 3.4/54.9 x7 x 8.6
93.1 x 10.1 x 10.1/37 x 4.2 x 4.8

Weight, kg/pounds

1.7/3.7
5.9/13.4

Other

Release year

2016
2013
Bose Solo 5
Dayton Audio BS36
Bose Solo 5
Dayton Audio BS36

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4
  • 4.5
  • 4Bose Solo 5
  • 4.5Dayton Audio BS36

Bose Solo 5 competitors

Dayton Audio BS36 competitors