Bose Soundbar 700 vs LG SLM4R review

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Bose Soundbar 700 vs LG SLM4R review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
LG SLM4R

Bose Soundbar 700 vs LG SLM4R comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Soundbar 700 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 5.2 for SLM4R. The competitors' control buttons are different: action, microphone and power, volume down, volume up, function, 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 4.1 for the LG SLM4R. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Soundbar 700 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the SLM4R - wireless. The Bose Soundbar 700 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the LG SLM4R 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Soundbar 700.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Soundbar 700 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Only the Soundbar 700 supports HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 6/10. 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.

Multichannel surround

None of soundbars equipped with Dolby Atmos multichannel audio decoder. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose Soundbar 700 got a rating of 4, and LG SLM4R 5 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over LG SLM4R

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
  • Microphone

Advantages LG SLM4R over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Separate subwoofer in package
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
LG SLM4R

Model

Soundbar 700
SLM4R

Brand

Bose
LG

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
power, volume down, volume up, function

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
4.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

420 (overall)

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

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
0/0

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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Digital Surround

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
89 x 5 x 7.6/35.1 x 2.3 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
2.2/5.2

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Bose Soundbar 700
LG SLM4R
Bose Soundbar 700
LG SLM4R

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 5.2
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 5.2LG SLM4R