Bose Soundbar 700 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 review

Votes 4 4
Rating 3.8 3.8

Bose Soundbar 700 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
VIZIO SB46514-F6
7.6
8
10

Bose Soundbar 700 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
VIZIO SB46514-F6

The Bose Soundbar 700 vs VIZIO SB46514-F6 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 7.6 for SB46514-F6. The competitors' control buttons are different: action, microphone and power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth, 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 5.1.4 for the VIZIO SB46514-F6. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Soundbar 700 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the SB46514-F6 - wireless. The Bose Soundbar 700 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the VIZIO SB46514-F6 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 support is available on the Soundbar 700.

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 1/1 of the VIZIO SB46514-F6. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Soundbar 700 received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the VIZIO SB46514-F6.

Multichannel surround

Only the SB46514-F6 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose Soundbar 700 got a rating of 4, and VIZIO SB46514-F6 7 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over VIZIO SB46514-F6

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support

Advantages VIZIO SB46514-F6 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Multi-room support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
VIZIO SB46514-F6

Model

Soundbar 700
SB46514-F6

Brand

Bose
VIZIO

Reviews

915
187

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, input, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
5.1.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

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
AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Pandora, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

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
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
Google Assistant

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Virtual:X

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
116.8 x 8.4 x 6.4/46 x 2.5 x 3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
3.2/7.2

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Bose Soundbar 700
VIZIO SB46514-F6
Bose Soundbar 700
VIZIO SB46514-F6

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

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  • 6.6
  • 7.6
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 7.6VIZIO SB46514-F6