Sonos Playbar VS Bose Solo 5
Sonos Playbar
  • Brand - Sonos
  • APP CONTROL - true
  • REMOTE CONTROL - false
Bose Solo 5
  • Brand - Bose
  • APP CONTROL - true
  • REMOTE CONTROL - true

Pros & Cons

Sonos Playbar

VS

Pros

    • The special Sonos application has all the useful features.
    • The output sound is properly balanced and clear

Cons

    • You may experience the volume imbalance issue

Bose Solo 5

VS

Pros

    • The included remote is excellent and dead simple to use.
    • Its sound quality is unambiguously better than a TV's built-in speakers.
    • It's still reasonably priced, especially for Bose.

Cons

    • It lacks a front-panel display.

Specifications

Specification Sonos Playbar Bose Solo 5
Audio Features
Amplification Type active active
Separate Speaker Connections wireless
Separate Speaker (in Package)
Supported Channel Quantity 5.1 2.0
Built-in Channels 3.0 2.0
Streaming Services
Apple Music (airplay)
Other Streaming Services SoundCloud, Pandora, Tuneln has not
Spotify
Amazon Music
Google Play Music
Connectivity
Hdmi Input/output
Ethernet (rj45) 2
Bluetooth
Headphone Output
Wi-fi
Analog Audio Input/output (rca)
Coaxial Digital Input/output 1/0
Usb
Optical Digital Input/output 1 1
Hdmi Arc
Features
App Control
Voice Control
Multi-room
Remote Control
Microphone
Dimensions
Weight, Kg/pounds 5.4/11.9 1.7/3.7
Size (h X W X D), Cm/in 3.3 x 35.4 x 5.5/8.5 x 90 x 14 7 x 54.9 x 8.6/2.8 x 21.6 x 3.4
General
Soundbar Buttons play/pause, volume up, volume down has not
Connection To Source wired, wireless wired, wireless
Placement Type table-top table-top, wall-mountable
Subwoofer
Separate Subwoofer Connections wireless
Separate Subwoofer (in Package)
Built-in Subwoofer
User Manual
Manual playbar.pdf solo-5.pdf
Multichannel Surround
Dts:x
Dolby Atmos

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