Nov 22, 2019
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If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Samsung HW-T550 vs Sonos Beam comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. HW-T550 has a total rating of 4.5 out of 10 vs 6 out of 10 for Beam.
Advantages Samsung HW-T550 over Sonos Beam
- Audio return channel (HDMI ARC) support
- USB port
Advantages Sonos Beam over Samsung HW-T550
- 3.0 vs 2.1 built-in channels
- AirPlay 2 compatible
- WI-FI enabled
- App control
- Microphone
Common strengths
- Bluetooth enabled
Samsung HW-T550 vs Sonos Beam
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Common
Product
Samsung HW-T550
Sonos Beam
Model
HW-T550
Beam
Brand
Samsung
Sonos
Reviews
3970
3280
General
Placement type
table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable
Connection to source
wired, wireless
wired, wireless
Soundbar buttons
volume down, volume up, power, source
volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause
Audio features
Built-in channels
2.1
3.0
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
320 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
0
0
Separate speaker connections
wireless
wireless
Subwoofer
Built-in subwoofer
Separate subwoofer (in package)
Separate subwoofer connections
wireless
wireless
Streaming services
Apple Music (AirPlay)
AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services
has not
Pandora, Tuneln, 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
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
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 Virtual:X
has not
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
83.8 x 5 x 7.6/33.9 x 2.2 x 3.3
65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
Weight, kg/pounds
1.8/4.6
2.8/6.2
Other
Release year
2020
2018
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 4.5Samsung HW-T550
- 6Sonos Beam
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