Bose Soundbar 700 vs Klipsch Cinema 800 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Klipsch Cinema 800 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Klipsch Cinema 800
8.2
8
9

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Klipsch Cinema 800 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
Klipsch Cinema 800

The Bose Soundbar 700 vs Klipsch Cinema 800 comparison shows that these models have some important differences and common features. The Bose Soundbar 700 was rated 6.6, while the Klipsch Cinema 800 has a rating 8.2.

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 Cinema 800 has 3.1. 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 Cinema 800 has wireless connection type. Audio features and specs of considered models we rated 6 out of 10 in our ranking. 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 2/1 HDMIs in the Klipsch Cinema 800. As in the Soundbar 700, so in the Cinema 800 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Soundbar 700 at 6 out of 10, while the Cinema 800 was rated 8/10. 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 Cinema 800. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Soundbar 700 was rated 4/10, while the Cinema 800 received a mark of 8/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Klipsch Cinema 800 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
Add soundbar to comparison
We didn't find anything to show here

Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Klipsch Cinema 800

Model

Soundbar 700
Cinema 800

Brand

Bose
Klipsch

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
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

800 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

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
2/1

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
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

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
121.9x7.3x8.6/48x2.9x3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
9.9/22

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Bose Soundbar 700
Klipsch Cinema 800
Bose Soundbar 700
Klipsch Cinema 800

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 8.2
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 8.2Klipsch Cinema 800