JBL Bar 2.1 vs Sony HT-CT800

Bar 2.1 vs HT-CT800 comparison chart

Overall
JBL Bar 2.1
6
Sony HT-CT800
6.4
8
5
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
JBL Bar 2.1

Jan 31, 2020

The JBL Bar 2.1 Soundbar delivers studio-quality sound, helping you enjoy your favorite movies and TV shows as well as listening to music. Check this JBL Bar 2.1 review for more info and all the JBL B...

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Sony HT-CT800

Nov 29, 2019

This soundbar provides crystal clear sound for your favorite TV shows, movies and music. With virtual surround technology, your living room will turn into a real movie theater. More Sony HT-CT800 spec...

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Common

Product

JBL Bar 2.1
Sony HT-CT800

Model

Bar 2.1
HT-CT800

Brand

JBL
Sony

Reviews

548
267

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
power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

300 (overall)
350 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Napster, TIDAL, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
3/0

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
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
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, Dolby TrueHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS-HD

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.5 x 5.8 x 6.8/38 x 2.3 x 2.7
103 x 5.2 x 12.6/40.5 x 2.1 x 5

Weight, kg/pounds

1.9/4.1
2.8/6.1

Other

Release year

2019
2017
JBL Bar 2.1
Sony HT-CT800
JBL Bar 2.1
Sony HT-CT800

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 6.4
  • 6JBL Bar 2.1
  • 6.4Sony HT-CT800