Bose Solo Soundbar 2 vs Polk Audio Signa S2

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Solo Soundbar 2 compared with Signa S2

	BoseSolo Soundbar 2	Polk AudioSigna S2
Overview
Released
Released	2020	2018
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	2.0	2.1
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Stereo 2.0 soundbar (TechRadar); proprietary Bose transducers and digital signal processing	Two 1.25 × 4.4 in oval midrange drivers and two 1 in tweeters; included ported subwoofer has a 5.25 in driver. Maker sheet's 165 mm parenthesis conflicts with its inch value and current maker table's 13.34 cm.
Frequency response
Frequency response	–	45 Hz–20 kHz system response (maker; no tolerance published)
Audio formats
Audio formats	Built-in Dolby decoding; no Dolby Atmos or DTS:X (TechRadar)	Dolby Digital decoding with virtual surround presentation; stereo 2.1 physical arrangement, no Atmos or dedicated centre channel (RTINGS); DTS unsupported (Heise)
Room tuning
Room tuning	Persistent dialogue mode, five bass settings and a wall-mount audio adjustment	Movie, Music and Night modes; bass adjustment and three-level VoiceAdjust
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	No
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	None
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.	–
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, optical digital and 3.5 mm AUX input; no separate HDMI video input or passthrough
Streaming
Streaming	Bluetooth audio; no Wi-Fi or AirPlay (RTINGS)	Bluetooth music playback; no Wi-Fi networking, app or voice control (Heise)
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	–
App
App	SimpleSync setup through the paired smart speaker or soundbar's Bose app; no standalone network setup	–
Design
Weight
Weight	–	1.8 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	Five top buttons, supplied IR remote and LED indicators; TV volume control over HDMI CEC
Mounting
Mounting	Included wall bracket; wall-mount audio adjustment available	Rear keyhole hangers for horizontal wall mounting
Size
Size	2.8 × 21.6 × 3.4 in, H × W × D; soundbar 3.72 lb (maker UK specification table)	Current maker table gives soundbar 89.99 × 5.46 × 8.18 cm and subwoofer 17.07 × 34.04 × 30.99 cm, W × H × D. Maker sheet rounds these to 90 × 5.5 × 8.4 cm and 17.1 × 34.1 × 31.2 cm, with bar 1.8 kg and subwoofer 5.2 kg; main weight is bar only.
Colours
Colours	Black; plastic and metal construction	Black; Signa S2D has a different fabric finish with the same specifications (RTINGS)
In the box
In the box	Soundbar, power supply and power cable, remote with battery, optical cable, wall bracket and quick-start guide	Soundbar, wireless subwoofer, IR remote, two power cords, soundbar power supply, 1.5 m HDMI and optical cables and literature (maker sheet)