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Bose Soundbar 500 vs Sony HT-S40R
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Product
Bose Soundbar 500
Sony HT-S40R
Model
Soundbar 500
HT-S40R
Brand
Bose
Sony
Reviews
407
0
General
Placement type
table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable
Connection to source
wired, wireless
wired, wireless
Soundbar buttons
microphone
has not
Audio features
Built-in channels
3.0
5.1
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
600 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
0
2
Separate speaker connections
wireless
wireless
Subwoofer
Built-in subwoofer
Separate subwoofer (in package)
Separate subwoofer connections
wireless
wired
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)
1
0
NFC
HDMI input/output
1/0
0/1
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
0/0
Headphone output
0
0
Subwoofer output
0
1
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 Dual mono
DTS:X
DTS (other)
has not
User manual
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4
90.1x5.3x7.6/35.5x2.1x3
Weight, kg/pounds
3.1/7
1.8/4.1
Other
Release year
2018
2022
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 7.4Bose Soundbar 500
- 5.2Sony HT-S40R
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