JBL Bar 2.1 vs Samsung HW-N650

Bar 2.1 vs HW-N650 comparison chart

Overall
JBL Bar 2.1
6
Samsung HW-N650
7.6
8
8
Votes 8 8
Rating 4.1 4.1
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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Samsung HW-N650

Nov 22, 2019

Flat soundbar with 5.1 sound? Yes, now it’s in the order of things. We study one of the models, Samsung HW-N650 specs and share our impressions. See them in this Samsung HW-N650 review. Artic...

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Common

Product

JBL Bar 2.1
Samsung HW-N650

Model

Bar 2.1
HW-N650

Brand

JBL
Samsung

Reviews

548
68

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
volume down, volume up, input, power

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
5.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

300 (overall)
360 (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)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/0

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

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Virtual:X, DTS TruSurround

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
109.2 x 5 x 7.6/43.3 x 2.3 x 3.9

Weight, kg/pounds

1.9/4.1
3.1/7.9

Other

Release year

2019
2018
JBL Bar 2.1
Samsung HW-N650
JBL Bar 2.1
Samsung HW-N650

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  • 6
  • 7.6
  • 6JBL Bar 2.1
  • 7.6Samsung HW-N650