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Common
Product
Sony HT-Z9F
Bose Soundbar 500
Model
HT-Z9F
Soundbar 500
Brand
Sony
Bose
Reviews
349
407
General
Placement type
table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable
Connection to source
wired, wireless
wired, wireless
Soundbar buttons
power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up
microphone
Audio features
Built-in channels
3.1
3.0
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
400 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
0
0
Separate speaker connections
has not
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
Chromecast
Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Connectivity
WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
1
1
NFC
HDMI input/output
2/0
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
0
0
Features
Voice control
Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
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
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
100 x 6.4 x 10/39.4 x 2.5 x 3.4
80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4
Weight, kg/pounds
3.1/6.6
3.1/7
Other
Release year
2018
2018
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 7.2Sony HT-Z9F
- 7.4Bose Soundbar 500
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