Nov 22, 2019
Read MoreJBL Bar 5.1 vs Bose Soundbar 500 review
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. 
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. 
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
JBL Bar 5.1 vs Bose Soundbar 500
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Product
JBL Bar 5.1
Bose Soundbar 500
Model
Bar 5.1
Soundbar 500
Brand
JBL
Bose
Reviews
3060
407
General
Placement type
table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable
Connection to source
wired, wireless
wired, wireless
Soundbar buttons
power, volume down, volume up, input
microphone
Audio features
Built-in channels
5.1
3.0
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
510 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
2
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
AirPlay 2
Amazon Music
Spotify
Other streaming services
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast
Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Connectivity
WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
0
1
NFC
HDMI input/output
3/0
1/0
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)
1/0
0/0
Headphone output
0
0
Subwoofer output
1
0
Features
Voice control
Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
App control
Microphone
Remote control
Multi-room
Multichannel surround
Dolby Atmos
Dolby (other)
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Digital
DTS:X
DTS (other)
has not
has not
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
114.8 x 5.8 x 9.3/45 x 2.3 x 3.7
80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4
Weight, kg/pounds
3.9/8.6
3.1/7
Other
Release year
2017
2018
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 7.2JBL Bar 5.1
- 7.4Bose Soundbar 500
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