Sony HT-Z9F vs JBL Bar Studio

HT-Z9F vs Bar Studio comparison chart

Overall
Sony HT-Z9F
7.2
JBL Bar Studio
5
7
4
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Sony HT-Z9F

Nov 22, 2019

The latest Vertical Surround Engine surround sound technology allows you to enjoy realistic audio in the latest formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, which are used in movie theaters. And all this ...

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Common

Product

Sony HT-Z9F
JBL Bar Studio

Model

HT-Z9F
Bar Studio

Brand

Sony
JBL

Reviews

349
828

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.1
2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

400 (overall)
30

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

has not
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

2/0
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, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

100 x 6.4 x 10/39.4 x 2.5 x 3.4
61.4 x 5.8 x 8.6/24.2 x 2.3 x 3.4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/6.6
1.4/3.1

Other

Release year

2018
2019
Sony HT-Z9F
JBL Bar Studio
Sony HT-Z9F
JBL Bar Studio

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.2
  • 5
  • 7.2Sony HT-Z9F
  • 5JBL Bar Studio