Bose Smart Sound Bar for TV, Bluetooth Surround Sound Speaker System, Black

This is our second Bose Soundbar and they are getting better and better. We still use the first one we bought 8 years ago.

We had a large sound receiver with surround speakers for years. Way too complicated. As we've gotten a little bit older and our hearing isnt quite as good as it was, we've noticed we are struggling to hear voices with these sound systems we've had. We chose to try Bose and got the Bose Smart soundbar. It's Great! Great sound, great voice clarity. Very, very easy to use. We just added a Bose base module and wireless surround speakers, too. Wonderful sound. Bose is expensive but after the receivers we've had in the past years, Bose is worth it. Such amazing sound in a smaller package.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Bose Smart Soundbar did raise the bar in sound quality and overall performance. Having watched movies and listened to music with this product for weeks now, my expectations in terms of sound quality and build were honestly exceeded. The sound it produces are rich, detailed, crisp and truly immersive. The sound particularly when watching movies fills the room, enhancing the experience. The soundbar is also beautifully built - sleek and modern, it fits perfectly with my home setup and feels very premium. It's sturdy and solid. That said, I had issue connecting the soundbar to the Bose app. After countless, trials, I have given up trying to connect the soundbar to the Bose app. There are no display units on this soundbar, this makes it difficult to understand where you are with the controls example the volume, mode etc. Overall, I am incredibly happy with the performance as it has proven to be a great addition to my home entertainment system. Highly recommend!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've had this Soundbar for nearly a month now, it's used in a large entertainment room (approx 6m x 4m). Considering the size of the room it does the job well, for watching TV, movies and playing music - my son has played some good tunes on it at high volume too! Previously I've had a Bose surround sound system which this has replaced. The top speaker really helps project the sound upwards so feels like it's coming from the TV above it. It fills the room with sound (bear in my the sofas are approx 4 metres from the soundbar), so more than adequate for what I need. I did try a few other soundbars in the shop before choosing this one, it is sometimes difficult to choose which is best in this environment but I'm more than happy with the choice. I've since paired it with a bass module, not because it was needed but I just wanted to maximise the sound effects in the room it's in. Good points include - it looks good, is very easy to set up, is more than ample in room the size of mine so would be even better in smaller rooms, it automatically starts up when the TV is turned on, and I like the use of the app to control aspects of the soundbard. Down points include - it can sometimes lose connection e.g. when pausing a film so I have to go back on the app to wake it up if the remote isn't close by, it's not always easy to see what volume it's on as the TV and soundbar display don't give numbers, and the sound indicator on the soundbar itself doesn't show much when changing volume - I would love to see a little display with numbers on it! Overall though, very happy with it and the bass module just adds to the excellent performance.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Straight out of the box the initial impression was that the soundbar looked good, sleek and felt well made. Set up. The set up video was very easy to follow and the bar was amazingly quick and easy to set up. Connected to our 43” Samsung TV's HDMI (Audio Return Channel - ARC) with the supplied HDMI cable. Due to its sleek design it sits snugly below the TV, making sure the upward facing speaker was not obstructed. The Bose app had to be downloaded from the App Store and whilst not flashy it was easy to navigate, register the soundbar and go through the set up process. It also has helpful links to support pages should you require them. Connected easily to our home Wi-fi and then to the Alexa app by means of enabling the Bose Soundbar skill. The Voice4video facility was easy to set up and use. It could be especially useful if you misplace the remote, allowing you to change channels or media source. The Blu-tooth picked up my iPhone and iPad easily allowing easy streaming of music. In short this was as close to a ‘plug and play' soundbar that you could wish for, with set up taking minutes. Usage. One reason I was looking forward to using this soundbar was the AI Dialogue mode. I often find it difficult to pick out dialogue when watching TV. We don't have the room for a surround sound system so I wondered if engaging the AI Dialogue mode might detract from the overall experience. With it being the festive season we have watched many genres of film and drama, I am glad to say that dialogue is a lot clearer with this enhancement and it doesn't detract from the overall experience, you can still hear feint footsteps in the background, the rain falling, bangs and crashes with all the depth needed whilst hearing every word whispered or shouted. Love it. I use the speaker a lot to stream music from my own library and radio stations and have used the Alexa app to link the soundbar to other blu-tooth speakers I have to have music in multiple rooms. Due to not wanting numerous handsets I was happy to be able to link the soundbar to my Virgin Media handset, meaning that due to the ARC connection the soundbar becomes active once the TV produces audio. There were a couple of early niggles with the TV not recognising the sound bar when the TV/cable box was initially turned on and when switching between streaming music and turning the TV/cable box on, resulting in 10-15 seconds of integrated TV sound before the soundbar kicked in. Overall we are very impressed and happy with the Bose smart soundbar.