Sony HT-ST5000 Soundbar (2018) vs Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016)

The Sony HT-ST5000 Soundbar (2018) (HTST5000.CEL) has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely creativebloq.com and reviewgeek.com. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "The best soundbar for 4K TV is made for Ultra-HD viewing" title from creativebloq.com, and "The Best Virtual Surround Soundbar" from reviewgeek.com, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

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.

Our direct Sony HT-ST5000 Soundbar (2018) (HTST5000.CEL) vs. Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Soundbars, What Hi-Fi?, Techradar, TrustedReviews, and CNET preferred the Sony HT-ST5000 Soundbar (2018) (HTST5000.CEL), whereas Expert Reviews and AVForums seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the Sony HT-ST5000 Soundbar (2018) (HTST5000.CEL) got its highest, 10, review score from What Hi-Fi?, while the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) most impressed reviewers at Top Ten Reviews, which gave it a score of 9.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Sony HT-ST5000 Soundbar (2018) (HTST5000.CEL) earned an average review score of 8.9 out of 10 points and the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) received an average of 7.8, compared to the 7.6 average of Soundbars in general.