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Bose Soundtouch 300 Soundbar
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Sonos Beam Soundbar
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Sony HT-X8500 Soundbar
Sony HT-X8500
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3.8 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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User rating
118
3.6 out of 5
118 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
9 %
153
3.6 out of 5
153 user ratings
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3.7 out of 5
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General

Audio output channels2.15.12.1
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & WirelessWired & Wireless
Recommended usageUniversalUniversalTV

Connectivity

Analogue 3.5mm input1
N/A
N/A
Analogue RCA stereo inputs0
N/A
N/A
Analogue RCA stereo outputs0
N/A
N/A
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)0
N/A
N/A
Component output (YPbPr/YCbCr)0
N/A
N/A
Composite input0
N/A
N/A
Composite output0
N/A
N/A
AUX inyes
N/A
N/A
Digital coaxial input (S/PDIF)0
N/A
N/A
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF)0
N/A
N/A
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)111
Digital optical output (S/PDIF)0
N/A
N/A
HDMIyesyes
N/A
HDMI ports quantity212
Number of HDMI inputs111
Number of HDMI outputs111
Pre-output (subwoofer)no
N/A
N/A
S-video input0
N/A
N/A
S-video output0
N/A
N/A
SCART outno
N/A
N/A
Headphone outputs1
N/A
N/A
USByes
N/A
yes
USB direct playbacknoyes
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
NFCyesno
N/A
Ethernet connectionyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.0
N/A
5.0
Audio Return Channel (ARC)yesyesyes
DC-in jackyesno
N/A
Subwoofer connectivity
N/A
Wired
N/A
USB 2.0 ports quantity
N/A
11
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • SBC

Decoders

Audio format
  • DTS
  • Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Dual Mono
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS-ES
  • DTS-HD High Resolution
  • DTS-HD Master Audio
  • DTS:X
Supported audio files
N/A
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
AAC

Subwoofer

Subwoofer includednonoyes
Bass reflex
N/A
noyes
Subwoofer location
N/A
N/A
Built-in
Subwoofer RMS power
N/A
N/A
64.0 W
Subwoofer impedance
N/A
N/A
3.0 Ω

Design

Colour of productBlackWhiteBlack
On/off switchyesyes
N/A
Built-in display
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Width38.5 in25.63 in35.04 in
Height2.24 in2.7 in2.52 in
Depth4.25 in3.94 in3.78 in
Weight10.36 lb6.17 lb6.83 lb
Colour of productBlackWhiteBlack

Features

Radio receivernono
N/A
FM radiononono
Docking Station for mobile/Tabletno
N/A
N/A
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
3D support (3D-Ready)nono
N/A
Wireless speakers includedyesyes
N/A
Remote control app for mobile / tabletyesyes
N/A
Handheld remote controlyesyesyes
Separate DVD / Blu-ray playernono
N/A
Docking connector typeNot supported
N/A
N/A
Apple docking compatibilitynonono
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
N/A
TV stand usageyesnono
Streaming standards
N/A
AirPlay
N/A
Game mode
N/A
noyes
Night mode
N/A
yesyes

Often compared with Bose Soundtouch 300

Often compared with Sonos Beam

Often compared with Sony HT-X8500