Bose Solo Soundbar 2 vs Polk Audio React

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Solo Soundbar 2 compared with React

	BoseSolo Soundbar 2	Polk AudioReact
Overview
Released
Released	2020	January 2021
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	2.0	2.0
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Stereo 2.0 soundbar (TechRadar); proprietary Bose transducers and digital signal processing	Two 96 × 69 mm midrange drivers, two 25 mm tweeters and two 110 × 100 mm passive radiators; optional React Sub and SR2 rear speakers sold separately
Audio formats
Audio formats	Built-in Dolby decoding; no Dolby Atmos or DTS:X (TechRadar)	Linear PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround; 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz sampling. Physical stereo 2.0 bar; optional subwoofer and rear speakers expand to 4.1 discrete channels (AVForums), with a virtual centre presentation.
Room tuning
Room tuning	Persistent dialogue mode, five bass settings and a wall-mount audio adjustment	Movie, Music, Sport and Night listening modes; bass and VoiceAdjust dialogue-level adjustment
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	No
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	Alexa
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac networking on 2.4 and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Current UK product page specifies Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and AVRCP and up to 10 m range; manual states up to 9 m. Stores eight paired devices and connects to two at once, playing one at a time.	Bluetooth 4.2, SBC and AAC; A2DP 1.3 and AVRCP 1.6; approximate 10 m line-of-sight range under maker conditions
Ports
Ports	Optical, coaxial digital and 3.5 mm analogue inputs; USB service port; no HDMI, bass-module output or rear-speaker expansion	One HDMI ARC connection and optical digital input; USB-A service port does not play music from USB drives. No analogue AUX input or separate HDMI video passthrough input.
Streaming
Streaming	Bluetooth audio; no Wi-Fi or AirPlay (RTINGS)	Spotify Connect, Bluetooth and music services through Alexa; no AirPlay 2 (TechRadar)
Multi-room
Multi-room	SimpleSync Bluetooth connection to one compatible Bose smart speaker or soundbar, controlled through that other product's Bose app; no headphone grouping	Alexa multiroom music with compatible Alexa-enabled speakers
App
App	SimpleSync setup through the paired smart speaker or soundbar's Bose app; no standalone network setup	Amazon Alexa app for network setup and voice-service configuration
Design
Weight
Weight	–	2.9 kg
Controls
Controls	Included IR remote for power, volume, mute, TV/Bluetooth, dialogue and bass; compatible third-party programmable IR remotes; two front status lights	Top microphone mute, volume and Alexa action buttons; IR remote, HDMI CEC and IR learning. Light bar and status LED with ambient-light brightness adjustment.
Microphones
Microphones	–	Four far-field microphones for Alexa with a physical microphone-mute button; current EU manual states the microphone cannot be used for calls.
Mounting
Mounting	Included wall bracket; wall-mount audio adjustment available	Rear wall-hook holes and supplied wall-mount template
Size
Size	2.8 × 21.6 × 3.4 in, H × W × D; soundbar 3.72 lb (maker UK specification table)	Soundbar 864 × 57 × 121 mm, W × H × D (maker manual dimension diagram); main weight is bar only. Maker information sheet's 1066.8 mm width conflicts with its 34.02 in width.
Colours
Colours	Black; plastic and metal construction	Black with fabric grille
In the box
In the box	Soundbar, power supply and power cable, remote with battery, optical cable, wall bracket and quick-start guide	Soundbar, IR remote, two AAA batteries, power cord, HDMI and optical cables, wall-mount template and quick-start guide; maker sheet additionally lists a separate soundbar power supply.