Bose Soundbar 700 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 600 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 600 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Bose Smart Soundbar 600
8.4
8
9

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 600 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
Bose Smart Soundbar 600

If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Bose Soundbar 700 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 600 comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Bose Soundbar 700 was rated 6.6, while the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 has a rating 8.4.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Soundbar 700 has 3.0 and Smart Soundbar 600 has 5.1.2. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the Soundbar 700 via wired and wireless, but Smart Soundbar 600 has wired connection type. Rate 6 out of 10 received the Bose Soundbar 700 for audio features and specs, but the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 received 8 out of 10. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Both models have a wireless Wi-Fi interface. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Bose Soundbar 700 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Bose Smart Soundbar 600. As in the Soundbar 700, so in the Smart Soundbar 600 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). We rated the connectivity of the Soundbar 700 at 6 out of 10, while the Smart Soundbar 600 was rated 9/10. Each of the soundbars can be controlled using the application. The soundbars in this review are equipped with a microphone. The models under consideration cannot become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos audio decoder is onboard the Smart Soundbar 600. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The Soundbar 700 was rated 4/10, while the Smart Soundbar 600 received a mark of 6/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 600 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Bose Smart Soundbar 600

Model

Soundbar 700
Smart Soundbar 600

Brand

Bose
Bose

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
5.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

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
wired

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
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
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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not

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
69.3x5.6x10.3/27.3x2.2x4

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
3.1/6.9

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Bose Soundbar 700
Bose Smart Soundbar 600
Bose Soundbar 700
Bose Smart Soundbar 600

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 8.4
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 8.4Bose Smart Soundbar 600

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