Bose Soundbar 500 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 review

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An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Bose Soundbar 500 vs Denon Home Sound Bar 550 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, both soundbars have the same overall rating of 7.4. The competitors' control buttons are different: 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 Bose Soundbar 500 has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Soundbar 500 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Home Sound Bar 550 - wired. The Bose Soundbar 500 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon Home Sound Bar 550 4 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Bose Soundbar 500 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon Home Sound Bar 550. 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. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Home Sound Bar 550. For multichannel surround Bose Soundbar 500 got a rating of 4, and Denon Home Sound Bar 550 6 out of 10.

Advantages Denon Home Sound Bar 550 over Bose Soundbar 500