JBL Bar 2.1 vs Samsung HW-K850

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Bar 2.1 vs HW-K850 comparison chart

Overall
JBL Bar 2.1
6
Samsung HW-K850
6
Audio features
7
6
Streaming services
0
8
Connectivity
8
7
Features
8
4
Multichannel surround
4
4
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
JBL Bar 2.1
JBL Bar 2.1 review

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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Samsung HW-K850
Samsung HW-K850 review

Jan 31, 2020

Of course, installing such a kit is more complicated than with a simple soundbar, but thanks to the wireless connection of all components, the problems promise to be minimal. Proved by our Samsung HW-...

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Common

Product

JBL Bar 2.1
Samsung HW-K850

Model

Bar 2.1
HW-K850

Brand

JBL
Samsung

Reviews

548
75

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, volume down, volume up, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
3.1.2

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
Napster, iHeart

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
2/1

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
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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Open
Open

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

96.5 x 5.8 x 6.8/38 x 2.3 x 2.7
120.9 x 8.1 x 12.9 /47.6 x 3.2 x 5.1

Weight, kg/pounds

1.9/4.1
6.6/14.7

Other

Release year

2019
2016
JBL Bar 2.1
Samsung HW-K850
JBL Bar 2.1
Samsung HW-K850

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  • 6JBL Bar 2.1
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