JBL Bar 5.1 vs Bose Soundbar 500

Bar 5.1 vs Soundbar 500 comparison chart

Overall
JBL Bar 5.1
7.2
Bose Soundbar 500
7.4
5
8

JBL Bar 5.1 vs Bose Soundbar 500 review

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JBL Bar 5.1 review

Here we have 5.1 channels in JBL housing and 3.0 in Bose. JBL’s first strong point is connected with a real wireless subwoofer (up to 300 W) and a 25-cm speaker. The second plus of JBL Bar 5.1 is based on its removable surround speakers, working wirelessly for 10 hours. JBL Bar 5.1 has three HDMI 2.0 inputs with support for HDCP 2.2 (UHD Blu-ray) and 4K up to 60 frames per second and 4: 4: 4 color coding. It does not implement video scaling, but also does not degrade the signal. It supports three audio formats: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital and DTS, on optical and HDMI inputs, as well as with ARC. If you connect a Blu-ray player that transfers the track to DTS HD MA or Dolby Atmos, there is no problem, because these streams contain DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1. JBL Bar 5.1

Bose Soundbar 500 review

With the Bose SoundBar 500, you will have plenty of choice to listen to. Listen to your favorite music services such as Spotify or Amazon Music - through your home Wi-Fi network with the click of a button, or you can listen to music via Bluetooth from your phone or tablet. For fans of watching movies in the home system, let us know that the Bose Bose SoundBar 500 is equipped with HDMI input and output with support for 4K / HDCP 2.2 video and ARC audio return channel. This makes this model ready for the wide distribution of the new AV format, which may happen in the near future. Bose Soundbar 500

JBL Bar 5.1 pros & cons

Pros

  • Not only does it sound great, but it's just so awesome to show off
  • You'll only need the JBL remote when you want to configure the settings

Cons

  • I got scared when reading about people claiming the mids were non-existent

Bose Soundbar 500 pros & cons

Pros

  • The installation process is just as simple as setting up some random online account
  • Bose quality is always great

Cons

  • Lacks HDMI inputs
  • I hoped the sound was more surrounded giving that it’s Bose

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