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Harman Kardon Sabre SB35 vs Sonos Playbar

45.28 in
4.33 in
Harman Kardon Sabre SB35 Soundbar
Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
35.43 in
3.35 in
Sonos Playbar Soundbar
Sonos Playbar
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
The Sabre SB35 sound bar brings gorgeous good looks, and one of the slimmest profiles we’ve seen on the market. But did Harman Kardon go too thin with this sliver of silver to produce hi-fi audio performance?Read more
The Harman Kardon Sabre SB 35 is a $1,000 soundbar that clearly looks like it's worth a grand, but doesn't sound like it.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
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User rating
45
3.8 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
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3.9 out of 5
63 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
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Full Comparison

General

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Audio output channels2.13.0
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & Wireless

Connectivity

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Analogue 3.5mm input10
Analogue 5.1/6.1/7.1 inputsnono
Analogue RCA stereo inputs00
Analogue RCA stereo outputs00
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)00
Component output (YPbPr/YCbCr)00
Composite input00
Composite output00
Digital coaxial input (S/PDIF)00
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF)00
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)11
Digital optical output (S/PDIF)00
HDMIyesno
Pre-output (subwoofer)nono
Subwoofer connectivityWirelessWired
S-video input00
S-video output00
SCART outnono
USByesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
NFCnono
Ethernet connectionnoyes
Bluetoothyesno

Decoders

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Audio format
  • DTS-HD
  • Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Digital
Supported audio filesMP3
  • AAC
  • AAC+
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • OGG Vorbis
  • WAV
  • WMA

Audio features

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Automatic calibration (w/ measurement mic.)nono
Signal separation2-way2-way
Suitable for subwooferyesno
Wirelessyesyes
Number of speaker drivers109
Soundbasenono

Dimensions

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Colour of product
  • Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Width45.28 in35.43 in
Height4.33 in3.35 in
Depth1.26 in5.51 in
Weight5.73 lb11.9 lb

Subwoofer

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Subwoofer includedyesno
Bass reflexyesno

Design

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Colour of product
  • Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Black
  • Black,Silver

Features

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Radio receivernono
Docking Station for mobile/Tabletnono
DLNA certifiednono
3D support (3D-Ready)yesno
Wireless speakers includednoyes
Remote control app for mobile / tabletyesyes
Handheld remote controlyesyes
Separate DVD / Blu-ray playernono
Apple docking compatibilityno
  • yes
  • yes

Storage

Harman Kardon Sabre SB35Harman Kardon Sabre SB35
Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Built-in hard drivenono
Optical drivenono
Memory card readernono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sonos Playbar