Bose TV Speaker vs Denon DHT-S217 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, TV Speaker has a total rating of 5 out of 10 versus 4.8 for DHT-S217.
Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose TV Speaker has 3.0 versus 2.1 for the Denon DHT-S217. Only the Denon DHT-S217 has a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wired connection to separate subwoofer. The Bose TV Speaker got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S217 4 for its audio features and specs.
Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.
Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Bose TV Speaker has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon DHT-S217. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 7/10.
App control is available for the DHT-S217. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.
Only the DHT-S217 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose TV Speaker got a rating of 4, and Denon DHT-S217 5 out of 10.