Vizio V51-H6 vs JBL BAR 700 review

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Vizio V51-H6 vs JBL BAR 700 comparison chart

Vizio V51-H6 vs JBL BAR 700 review

Vizio V51-H6
vs
JBL BAR 700

l would like to share my experience after comparing and testing two soundbars – Vizio V51-H6 vs JBL BAR 700. The Vizio V51-H6 was rated 6, while the JBL BAR 700 has a rating 8.8. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth for the V51-H6 and power, volume down, volume up for the BAR 700.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. By the number of channels, the devices do not differ. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer connects to the V51-H6 via wired and wireless, but BAR 700 has wireless connection type. Rate 7 out of 10 received the Vizio V51-H6 for audio features and specs, but the JBL BAR 700 received 8 out of 10.

Streaming services

The BAR 700 can play audio from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the BAR 700. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 0/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Vizio V51-H6 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the JBL BAR 700. As in the V51-H6, so in the BAR 700 there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. We rated the connectivity of the V51-H6 at 6 out of 10, while the BAR 700 was rated 10/10. 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 BAR 700. Devices from this comparison cannot process surround sound due to lack of DTS:X. The V51-H6 was rated 5/10, while the BAR 700 received a mark of 7/10 for multichannel surround.

Advantages JBL BAR 700 over Vizio V51-H6

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Product

Vizio V51-H6
JBL BAR 700

Model

V51-H6
BAR 700

Brand

Vizio
JBL

Reviews

189
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, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

5.1
5.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

620 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
2

Separate speaker connections

wired, wireless
has not

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
Pandora, SoundCloud

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)
1 (USB 2.0)

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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Virtual:X

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

99 x 27.2 x 40/39 x 11 x 16
30.5x4.4x30.5/12x17.3x12

Weight, kg/pounds

2/5
0.6/1.4

Other

Release year

2020
2022
Vizio V51-H6
JBL BAR 700
Vizio V51-H6
JBL BAR 700

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 8.8
  • 6Vizio V51-H6
  • 8.8JBL BAR 700

Vizio V51-H6 competitors

JBL BAR 700 competitors