Bose Soundbar 700 vs Sony HT-X8500

Soundbar 700 vs HT-X8500 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Sony HT-X8500
6
8
4
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Bose Soundbar 700

Nov 22, 2019

The most interesting soundbar in the premium category. In fact, this is a beautiful and functional device with excellent sound, allowing various improvements - you can add a wireless subwoofer, &ldqu...

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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Sony HT-X8500

Model

Soundbar 700
HT-X8500

Brand

Bose
Sony

Reviews

915
171

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

action, microphone
power, volume down, volume up, input, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
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

wired, wireless

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)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

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

1
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 Digital Plus, Dolby True HD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS HD, DTS ES, DTS 96/24

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
89 x 6.4 x 9.9/35.1 x 2.6 x 3.8

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
3.1/6.1

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Bose Soundbar 700
Sony HT-X8500
Bose Soundbar 700
Sony HT-X8500

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

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  • 6.6
  • 6
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 6Sony HT-X8500