Samsung HW-T550 vs Sony HT-ST5000

HW-T550 vs HT-ST5000 comparison chart

Overall
Samsung HW-T550
4.5
Sony HT-ST5000
8.6
4
10
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
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

Samsung HW-T550
Sony HT-ST5000

Model

HW-T550
HT-ST5000

Brand

Samsung
Sony

Reviews

3970
173

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
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

320 (overall)
800 (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)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, SiriusXM, Qobuz, Chromecast, iHeart

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
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

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
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 Virtual:X
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

83.8 x 5 x 7.6/33.9 x 2.2 x 3.3
117.8 x 7.8 x 14.4/46.4 x 3.1 x 5.7

Weight, kg/pounds

1.8/4.6
8.1/18

Other

Release year

2020
2017
Samsung HW-T550
Sony HT-ST5000
Samsung HW-T550
Sony HT-ST5000

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 4.5
  • 8.6
  • 4.5Samsung HW-T550
  • 8.6Sony HT-ST5000