Sony HT-X8500 vs Sonos Arc
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Product
Sony HT-X8500
Sonos Arc
Model
HT-X8500
Arc
Brand
Sony
Sonos
Reviews
171
368
General
Placement type
table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable
Connection to source
wired, wireless
wired, wireless
Soundbar buttons
power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth
volume down, volume up, play/pause, microphone
Audio features
Built-in channels
2.1
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
Separate speaker (in package)
0
0
Separate speaker connections
wireless
Subwoofer
Built-in subwoofer
Separate subwoofer (in package)
Separate subwoofer connections
wireless
Streaming services
Apple Music (AirPlay)
AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services
has not
Pandora, Tuneln, iHeart, Chromecast
Connectivity
WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
0
1
NFC
HDMI input/output
1/1
1/0
HDMI ARC
HDMI eARC
HDMI CEC
Optical digital input/output
1/0
0/0
USB
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
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 Plus, Dolby True HD
Dolby Digital
DTS:X
DTS (other)
DTS HD, DTS ES, DTS 96/24
has not
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
89 x 6.4 x 9.9/35.1 x 2.6 x 3.8
114 x 7.6 x 10.1/45 x 3.4 x 4.5
Weight, kg/pounds
3.1/6.1
6.2/13.7
Other
Release year
2020
2020
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 6Sony HT-X8500
- 7Sonos Arc
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