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Category | Features | Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar | Sony A5000 |
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DESIGN | width | 1,260mm | 1,210mm |
height | 135mm | 67mm | |
weight | 18,500g | 6,100g | |
volume | 29,202.53cm³ | 11,349.8cm³ | |
thickness | 171mm | 140mm | |
AUDIO | size of speakers | 2 x 3.5, 6 x 4 and 5 x 1inches | ✗ |
number of channels of sound output | ✗ | 5.1only | |
has bluetooth aptx | ✓ | ✓ | |
has aac | ✓ | ✗ | |
lowest frequency | 30Hz | ✗ | |
highest frequency | 20,000Hz | ✗ | |
CONNECTIVITY | has an aux input | ✓ | ✗ |
has an hdmi output | ✓ | ✓ | |
hdmi ports | 4only | 1only | |
has bluetooth | ✓ | ✓ | |
bluetooth version | v4.2 | v5 | |
supports wi-fi | ✓ | ✓ | |
hdmi version | v2.1 | ✗ | |
rj45 ports | 1only | ✗ | |
has a microphone input | ✓ | ✗ | |
has s/pdif out port | ✓ | ✗ | |
EXTRAS | hdmi arc / earc | ✓ | ✓ |
compatible with google assistant | ✗ | ✓ | |
compatible with alexa | ✗ | ✓ | |
has spotify connect | ✓ | ✓ | |
has dolby atmos | ✓ | ✓ | |
has dts:x | ✓ | ✓ | |
has chromecast built-in | ✓ | ✓ | |
has airplay | ✓ | ✓ | |
supports dolby digital plus | ✓ | ✓ | |
supports dolby digital | ✓ | ✓ | |
has a dedicated smartphone app | ✓ | ✓ | |
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Sony A5000 has a width of 1,210mm. The width represents the horizontal dimension of a soundbar, soundbars are sometimes designed to match the width of TVs or slightly close. The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 1,260mm is wider than the Sony A5000 with a difference mm The Sony A5000 measures to a height of 67mm.
Height represents the vertical dimension of a soundbar, they are commonly designed to be as slim as possible to beautifully complement a space. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 135mm is longer in height than the Sony A5000 by 68mm The Sony A5000 weighs 6,100g. We take in account a lower weight best for the reason that lighter devices are easier to carry around the space.
A lower weight is also an advantage for home appliances, as it makes transportation easier, even say for many other kinds of products. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar, at 18,500g is lighter than the Sony A5000 with a difference g. Often a genuine quality system is a little bit heavier than average quality products though If you will need to adjust the position of the soundbar often, then you should try to purchase a lighter soundbar.
Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space taken up by the product's body or, in simpler terms, the space the product fills. Sony A5000 takes up 11,349.8cm³, it is important to know the space that a soundbar takes up just so as to ensure that it will fit with ease into the space available .
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar's volume is 29,202.53cm³ meaning it
requires more space than the Sony A5000 with a difference of cm³
The thickness of Sony A5000 is 140mm, to know the thickness of a device you divide its space occupied by the surface area(length by width)
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has a thickness of 171mm,
meaning that it is thicker than the Sony A5000 with a difference of 31mm
When it comes to surround sound channels, you’re going to run across numbers in such formats as X.X two-digit, or X.X.X three-digit the first number denotes the number of main speakers, the second number represents the sum of subwoofers, and the third number if available defines the number of “height” speakers.
NOTE: "Height" speakers are usually placed on the ceiling of the space that has the soundbar, but they may as well be upward-facing speakers within the soundbar.
The Sony A5000 having a sound output value of 5.1 indicates that it has 5 main speakers and 1 subwoofer
Sony A5000 supports BLUETOOTH APTX, a codec used for transmitting audio wirelessly using Bluetooth. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar support BLUETOOTH APTX as well. It is developed by Qualcomm and uses 16-bit audio at a bit rate of 384kbps.
Sony A5000 has an HDMI output port, soundbars with an HDMI or mini HDMI port can connect high-definition audio. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too has HDMI port by which it sends "signals" audio into inputs of other digital devices, which can receive and process these signals. Sony A5000 has 1 HDMI ports, more HDMI ports mean that you may connect at the same time several devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has 4 HDMI ports, meaning it got 3 more ports than the Sony A5000 Sony A5000 has Bluetooth, a cable free technology that enables you to seamlessly transfer data between different compatible devices. Both the Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar and the Sony A5000 have Bluetooth, which allows both devices to facilitate data exchange with compatible devices placed in close range using radio waves that are short-wavelength and at an ultra-high frequency. Sony A5000 has a Bluetooth version of 5 Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has a Bluetooth version of 4.2, meaning Sony A5000 got a higher than the Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar . Newer versions provide faster data transfers.
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that allows devices such as computers, and mobile devices .i.e smartphones and wearables to connect and interact with other devices on the internet, the Sony A5000 can connect to Wi-Fi. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too can connect to a Wi-Fi network. Before you needed to connect an optical cable from your TV to the optical input of an audio device on top of the already connected HDMI cable to play all audio through a soundbar, now with ARC you can easily connect all these at a go from a compatible HDMI socket on your TV to an HDMI ARC socket on your soundbar.
HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) carries audio over HDMI. ARC is only capable of carrying compressed 5.1 audio, but eARC has higher bandwidth and can carry uncompressed 7.1 audio, as well as formats such as DTS:X and full bitrate Dolby Atmos. It is available on the Sony A5000
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has the HDMI ARC/EARC
Sony A5000 is compatible with Google Assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Google Assistant-compatible devices.
Sony A5000 is compatible with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, allowing you to use voice commands to control the device from other Alexa-compatible devices. Spotify Connect allows you to control the music playing on the soundbar from the Spotify app on another device when the devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Sony A5000 has Spotify connect Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too has Spotify connect Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology that allows sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects.
Sony A5000 has Dolby Atmos, which allows them to have immersive, 360-degree sound. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has it too, Atmos theoretically means you'll be able to hear, say birds chipping from above or a plane moving from over your head into the distance like it would be in a natural environment. DTS:X is an object-based surround sound technology that allows filmmakers to place and move individual sounds around your listening space, giving you a theater-like audio experience.
More like Dolby Atmos as it aims to create a multi-dimensional sound that "places you at the center of the action", it differs from Dolby Atmos by the required speaker configuration. Sony A5000 has DTS:X
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too has DTS:X just remember to configure the speakers. Chromecast built-in is a technology that allows you to stream entertainment and apps from your phone, tablet, or laptop, straight to the Chromecast-enabled device.
Both the Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar and the Sony A5000 have Chromecast built-in AirPlay allows wireless connection of Apple devices with external screens or speakers. You may stream computer screens, videos, and music from iOS devices, play games like on consoles, or present your slideshows easily on your device. Both the Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar and the Sony A5000 have airplay.
If a device supports Dolby Digital Plus it can deliver up to fourteen (14) different audio channels (sides) with improved bitrates, for much better sound quality. Sony A5000 supports Dolby digital plus Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar supports Dolby digital plus as well. Sony A5000 supports Dolby Digital meaning that it can deliver up to six (6) different audio channels (sides) for much better sound quality.
Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar too supports Dolby digital. There is a dedicated smartphone app that is designed to be used with the Sony A5000. The Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar has a dedicated smartphone app.