Bose Solo 5 vs Samsung HW-N950 review

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Bose Solo 5 vs Samsung HW-N950 comparison chart

Bose Solo 5 vs Samsung HW-N950 review

Bose Solo 5
vs
Samsung HW-N950

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Bose Solo 5 vs Samsung HW-N950 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Solo 5 has a total rating of 4 out of 10 versus 8.6 for HW-N950.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Solo 5 has 2.0 versus 7.1.4 for the Samsung HW-N950. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Bose Solo 5 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Samsung HW-N950 9 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the HW-N950.

Connectivity

Only the Samsung HW-N950 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the HW-N950 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, the Solo 5 received a rating of 3/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the HW-N950. Multi-room is only available for the Samsung HW-N950.

Multichannel surround

Only the HW-N950 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the HW-N950. For multichannel surround Bose Solo 5 got a rating of 4, and Samsung HW-N950 7 out of 10.

Advantages Samsung HW-N950 over Bose Solo 5

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Bose Solo 5
Samsung HW-N950

Model

Solo 5
HW-N950

Brand

Bose
Samsung

Reviews

13457
122

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
power, input, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.0
7.1.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

512 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
2/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

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
122.4 x 8.1 x 13.4/48.2 x 3.2 x 5.3

Weight, kg/pounds

1.7/3.7
8.8/19.4

Other

Release year

2016
2018
Bose Solo 5
Samsung HW-N950
Bose Solo 5
Samsung HW-N950

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4
  • 8.6
  • 4Bose Solo 5
  • 8.6Samsung HW-N950