Polk Audio Command Bar vs JBL Bar 2.1

Command Bar vs Bar 2.1 comparison chart

Overall
Polk Audio Command Bar
6.6
JBL Bar 2.1
6
10
8
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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Common

Product

Polk Audio Command Bar
JBL Bar 2.1

Model

Command Bar
Bar 2.1

Brand

Polk Audio
JBL

Reviews

1506
548

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

160 (overall)
300 (overall)

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

has not
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
1/1

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)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa
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)

DTS Digital Surround
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

110 x 5 x 10.1/43.3 x 2.1 x 4.1
96.5 x 5.8 x 6.8/38 x 2.3 x 2.7

Weight, kg/pounds

1.8/4.9
1.9/4.1

Other

Release year

2018
2019
Polk Audio Command Bar
JBL Bar 2.1
Polk Audio Command Bar
JBL Bar 2.1

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 6
  • 6.6Polk Audio Command Bar
  • 6JBL Bar 2.1