Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sony HT-X9000F review

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The Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sony HT-X9000F comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Soundbar 700 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 7 for HT-X9000F. The competitors' control buttons are different: action, microphone and power, input, Bluetooth, 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 700 has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Sony HT-X9000F. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Soundbar 700 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the HT-X9000F - wireless. The Bose Soundbar 700 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Sony HT-X9000F 7 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

The Bose Soundbar 700 has support AirPlay 2, and its competitor in our comparison has AirPlay. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Soundbar 700 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs. 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-X9000F has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the HT-X9000F. For multichannel surround Bose Soundbar 700 got a rating of 4, and Sony HT-X9000F 9 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over Sony HT-X9000F

Advantages Sony HT-X9000F over Bose Soundbar 700