JBL Bar Studio 2.0 Soundbar (2017) vs Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016)

The reviewers at What Hi-Fi? have featured the JBL Bar Studio 2.0 Soundbar (2017) (JBLBARSBLKAM) in their JBL Bar Studio review roundup. However, it fell short of making it to the top of their list.

Moving on to the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like PCmag, TechGearLab, Expert Reviews, Techradar, AVForums, CNET, TrustedReviews, and What Hi-Fi?, enough for them to include them on those lists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Soundbars, including What Hi-Fi?, preferred the JBL Bar Studio 2.0 Soundbar (2017) (JBLBARSBLKAM) over the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100).

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The JBL Bar Studio 2.0 Soundbar (2017) (JBLBARSBLKAM) was liked best by What Hi-Fi?, which gave it a score of 8, while the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) got its highest, 9, score from Top Ten Reviews.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Soundbars on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Soundbars being 7.6 out of 10, whereas the JBL Bar Studio 2.0 Soundbar (2017) (JBLBARSBLKAM) and Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) managed averages of 8.0 and 7.8 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct JBL Bar Studio 2.0 Soundbar (2017) (JBLBARSBLKAM) vs. Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.