Bose Soundbar 700 vs JBL BAR 1000 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Soundbar 700 vs JBL BAR 1000 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
JBL BAR 1000
9
8
9

Bose Soundbar 700 vs JBL BAR 1000 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
JBL BAR 1000

I had a chance to test and compare two models: Bose Soundbar 700 vs JBL BAR 1000 and this review should help people who are looking for a good soundbar. The Bose Soundbar 700 was rated 6.6, while the JBL BAR 1000 has a rating 9. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, action, microphone for the Soundbar 700 and power, volume down, volume up for the BAR 1000.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Soundbar 700 has 3.0 and BAR 1000 has 7.1.4. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Soundbar 700 via wired and wireless, but BAR 1000 has wireless connection type. Rate 6 out of 10 received the Bose Soundbar 700 for audio features and specs, but the JBL BAR 1000 received 9 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Soundbar 700 versus 3/1 HDMIs in the JBL BAR 1000. As in the Soundbar 700, so in the BAR 1000 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Soundbar 700 at 6 out of 10, while the BAR 1000 was rated 10/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the BAR 1000. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Soundbar 700 was rated 4/10, while the BAR 1000 received a mark of 7/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages JBL BAR 1000 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
JBL BAR 1000

Model

Soundbar 700
BAR 1000

Brand

Bose
JBL

Reviews

915
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

action, microphone
power, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
7.1.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

880 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
3/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
88.4x5.6x12.5/34.8x2.2x4.9

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
3.7/8.2

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Bose Soundbar 700
JBL BAR 1000
Bose Soundbar 700
JBL BAR 1000

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 9
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 9JBL BAR 1000