It makes sense comparing Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sonos Playbar because they both are able to give some premium features. Based on our rating, Soundbar 700 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 5.5 for Playbar. The competitors' control buttons are different: action, microphone and play/pause, volume up, volume down, respectively.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. Soundbars have the same number of channels on 3.0. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Soundbar 700 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Playbar - wireless. The Bose Soundbar 700 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Sonos Playbar 7 for its audio features and specs.
Each of rivals supports AirPlay 2. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.
These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Only the Soundbar 700 has Bluetooth support. Only the Soundbar 700 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). The compared models do not have a USB connector. For connectivity, the Soundbar 700 received a rating of 6/10 versus 3/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the Soundbar 700. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround, each of the opponents received 4 points out of 10.