Bose Soundbar 700 vs JBL Bar 2.1

Soundbar 700 vs Bar 2.1 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
JBL Bar 2.1
6
8
8
Votes 2 2
Rating 4.5 4.5
Bose Soundbar 700

Nov 22, 2019

The most interesting soundbar in the premium category. In fact, this is a beautiful and functional device with excellent sound, allowing various improvements - you can add a wireless subwoofer, &ldqu...

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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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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
JBL Bar 2.1

Model

Soundbar 700
Bar 2.1

Brand

Bose
JBL

Reviews

915
548

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

action, microphone
power, volume down, volume up, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

300 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
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

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
96.5 x 5.8 x 6.8/38 x 2.3 x 2.7

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
1.9/4.1

Other

Release year

2018
2019
Bose Soundbar 700
JBL Bar 2.1
Bose Soundbar 700
JBL Bar 2.1

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 6
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 6JBL Bar 2.1