Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sony HT-A7000 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sony HT-A7000 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Sony HT-A7000
8
8
4

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sony HT-A7000 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
Sony HT-A7000

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sony HT-A7000 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Soundbar 700 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 8 for HT-A7000.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Soundbar 700 has 3.0 versus 7.1.2 for the Sony HT-A7000. Only the Sony HT-A7000 has a built-in subwoofer. The Bose Soundbar 700 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Sony HT-A7000 9 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 700 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 2/1 of the Sony HT-A7000. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Soundbar 700 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available for the Soundbar 700. A built-in microphone is present only on the Soundbar 700. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the HT-A7000 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the HT-A7000. For multichannel surround Bose Soundbar 700 got a rating of 4, and Sony HT-A7000 10 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over Sony HT-A7000

  • App control
  • Microphone

Advantages Sony HT-A7000 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Sony HT-A7000

Model

Soundbar 700
HT-A7000

Brand

Bose
Sony

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
7.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

500 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, 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 Dual mono, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS HD High Resolution Audio, DTS HD Master Audio, DTS ES

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
130x8x14.2/51.2x3.2x5.5

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
8.7/19

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Bose Soundbar 700
Sony HT-A7000
Bose Soundbar 700
Sony HT-A7000

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 8
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 8Sony HT-A7000