Bose Solo 5 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 review

Votes 4 4
Rating 4.5 4.5

Bose Solo 5 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 comparison chart

Bose Solo 5 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 review

Bose Solo 5
vs
Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Bose Solo 5 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Solo 5 has a total rating of 4 out of 10 versus 5 for SIGNA S2.

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 2.1 for the Polk Audio SIGNA S2. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Bose Solo 5 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Polk Audio SIGNA S2 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the SIGNA S2 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The compared models do not have a USB connector. For connectivity, the Solo 5 received a rating of 3/10 versus 6/10, 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. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 4 points out of 10.

Advantages Bose Solo 5 over Polk Audio SIGNA S2

  • App control

Advantages Polk Audio SIGNA S2 over Bose Solo 5

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
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Common

Product

Bose Solo 5
Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Model

Solo 5
SIGNA S2

Brand

Bose
Polk Audio

Reviews

13457
6669

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

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
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

Coaxial digital input/output

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

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
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
89.9 x 5.4 x 8.1/35.4 x 2.1 x 3.2

Weight, kg/pounds

1.7/3.7

Other

Release year

2016
2018
Bose Solo 5
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Bose Solo 5
Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4
  • 5
  • 4Bose Solo 5
  • 5Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Bose Solo 5 competitors

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 competitors