VIZIO SB2821-D6 vs Sony HT-ST5000

SB2821-D6 vs HT-ST5000 comparison chart

Overall
VIZIO SB2821-D6
4.8
Sony HT-ST5000
8.6
4
10
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
VIZIO SB2821-D6

Nov 22, 2019

If you're someone that prefers a bass-heavy listening experience, the VIZIO SB2821-D6 is for you. The soundbar itself also offers a huge improvement over built-in TV speakers, upping the audio experie...

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Sony HT-ST5000

Jan 24, 2020

Sony HT-ST5000 is the latest soundbar from this Japanese company, which supports not only high resolution audio, but also the latest Dolby Atmos surround sound standard. Follow this in-depth Sony HT-...

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Common

Product

VIZIO SB2821-D6
Sony HT-ST5000

Model

SB2821-D6
HT-ST5000

Brand

VIZIO
Sony

Reviews

2005
173

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

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

Audio features

Built-in channels

2.1
7.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

800 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

TIDAL, VIZIO SmartCast, Chromecast
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz, Chromecast, iHeart

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
3/1

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

1/0
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)

DTS TruSurround
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

28 x 3 x 3/71.1 x 7.6 x 7.6
117.8 x 7.8 x 14.4/46.4 x 3.1 x 5.7

Weight, kg/pounds

1.3/3.8
8.1/18

Other

Release year

2016
2017
VIZIO SB2821-D6
Sony HT-ST5000
VIZIO SB2821-D6
Sony HT-ST5000

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.8
  • 8.6
  • 4.8VIZIO SB2821-D6
  • 8.6Sony HT-ST5000