Vizio V21-H8 vs Denon DHT-S517 review

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Vizio V21-H8 vs Denon DHT-S517 review

Vizio V21-H8
vs
Denon DHT-S517

The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Vizio V21-H8 vs Denon DHT-S517 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, V21-H8 has a total rating of 5.5 out of 10 versus 5.4 for DHT-S517. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth and power, source, demo, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Vizio V21-H8 has 2.1 versus 3.1.2 for the Denon DHT-S517. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The V21-H8 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the DHT-S517 - wireless. The Vizio V21-H8 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Denon DHT-S517 5 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify support not implemented in both soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Vizio V21-H8 has 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Denon DHT-S517. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the V21-H8 received a rating of 6/10 versus 7/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present only on the V21-H8. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Only the DHT-S517 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Vizio V21-H8 got a rating of 5, and Denon DHT-S517 7 out of 10.

Advantages Vizio V21-H8 over Denon DHT-S517

  • Microphone

Advantages Denon DHT-S517 over Vizio V21-H8

  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Vizio V21-H8
Denon DHT-S517

Model

V21-H8
DHT-S517

Brand

Vizio
Denon

Reviews

21
0

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

40 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/1
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
0

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X
DTS

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

100 x 27.4 x 37.6/39 x 11 x 15
78x4.4x7/35.4x2.1x3.2

Weight, kg/pounds

2/5
2.5/5.5

Other

Release year

2020
2021
Vizio V21-H8
Denon DHT-S517
Vizio V21-H8
Denon DHT-S517

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 5.5
  • 5.4
  • 5.5Vizio V21-H8
  • 5.4Denon DHT-S517

Vizio V21-H8 competitors

Denon DHT-S517 competitors