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Sonos Playbar vs Sony HT-X8500

35.43 in
3.35 in
Sonos Playbar Soundbar
Sonos Playbar
35.04 in
2.52 in
Sony HT-X8500 Soundbar
Sony HT-X8500
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
45
4.2 out of 5
21 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8
3.9 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
63
3.9 out of 5
63 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
3 %
151
3.7 out of 5
151 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
9 %

Full Comparison

General

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Audio output channels3.02.1
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & Wireless

Connectivity

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)11
USBnoyes
Bluetoothnoyes
Audio Return Channel (ARC)noyes

Decoders

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Audio formatDolby Digital
  • 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
  • AAC
  • AAC+
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • OGG Vorbis
  • WAV
  • WMA
AAC

Audio features

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Equalizernoyes

Subwoofer

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Subwoofer includednoyes
Bass reflexnoyes

Design

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Black

Dimensions

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Width35.43 in35.04 in
Height3.35 in2.52 in
Depth5.51 in3.78 in
Weight11.9 lb6.83 lb

Features

Sonos PlaybarSonos Playbar
Sony HT-X8500Sony HT-X8500
Handheld remote controlyesyes
Apple docking compatibility
  • yes
  • yes
no
Game modenoyes
Night modenoyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sonos Playbar

          Often compared with Sony HT-X8500