Sonos Playbar vs Bose Smart Soundbar 300

Playbar vs Smart Soundbar 300 comparison chart

Overall
Sonos Playbar
5.5
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
5
10
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Sonos Playbar

Nov 19, 2019

The low-profile design of the panel corresponds to the Sonos corporate identity; it is successfully designed in such a way that it can look relatively flat both when mounted on a wall and when instal...

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Product

Sonos Playbar
Bose Smart Soundbar 300

Model

Playbar
Smart Soundbar 300

Brand

Sonos
Bose

Reviews

1767
144

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

play/pause, volume up, volume down
microphone, action

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
3.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2
AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, Tuneln, SoundCloud
Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

2
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

0/0
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

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)

has not
has not

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

90 x 14 x 8.5/35.4 x 5.5 x 3.3
66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4

Weight, kg/pounds

5.4/11.9
3.6/8

Other

Release year

2013
2020
Sonos Playbar
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Sonos Playbar
Bose Smart Soundbar 300

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

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  • 5.5
  • 7.6
  • 5.5Sonos Playbar
  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300

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