Bose - TV Speaker Bluetooth Soundbar - Black

We had a little trouble with the wireless connection but figured it out together. The sound is very good for such a small profile, so it looks good. We counted on the Bose name and it came through as we would expect from a Bose product.

This is a small sound bar with a big speaker sound. The compact size 2.2in high, 23.4in wide, 4in deep, make this sound bar very flexible for positioning. Setup is simple right out of the box. It comes with the power cord, an optical cable and a remote control. You can also connect it with your own HDMI cable. It is Bluetooth capable so I can play music from my phone and again the sound is great. The next TV I buy will be Bluetooth capable which should allow me to place the speaker across the room. I connected my sound bar into the cable box via the optical cable which was much easier for me than connecting to the back of the TV. You can set the sound bar to come on when it detects the TV is on, or you can turn it on from the remote. I was able to connect mine to my universal cable remote. There is a bass control on the remote which also reduces treble as you increase bass. Bose offers a separate bass speaker that is connectable to this sound bar. There is also a dialogue mode on the remote that is supposed to elevate the sound of dialogue but I haven't experimented with it too much yet. So far I am very please with this speaker.

This is my first Bose product and I'm extremely impressed by the sound that this small speaker/soundbar puts out. We were looking for a soundbar to replace the sound from the subpar speakers that are built into our bedroom TV. We didn't want to have any other satellite speakers or a separate subwoofer cluttering up our bedroom, so this speaker is perfect. It took about 5 minutes to connect it to our TV. There isn't a lot to setting up the speakers, but the instructions are excellent. I didn't use the included optical cable because our TV has an HDMI ARC port and I already had an HDMI cable. The HDMI ARC option was recommended in the instruction booklet. The only other connection was from the speaker to the power outlet. Our TV automatically sensed the speaker and automatically turned off the sound to the TV speakers. It really could not have been any easier. By using the HDMI ARC connection, we only need to use the remote that came with the speaker to change the settings. Otherwise, our TV remote controls everything and the speaker automatically powers on and off when we use the TV remote. Once the speaker was connected, I tried it out with some content from one of the content streaming providers. My first impression was that there was adequate bass, but not overly impressive. After adjusting the bass using the included remote, I was amazed that a speaker of this size could put out so much bass. The sound is very rich and the separation between the various internal speakers is excellent. The sound from the speakers in the TV does not even come close to the Bose speaker. I turned on the speech enhancement mode and that was an additional improvement. The speech enhancement mode seems to stay on until you turn it off or you unplug the speaker. My next step was to connect my phone to the speaker via Bluetooth. Pairing my phone to the speaker was simple. Once again, the sound was excellent, but I found that I was also able to turn on speech enhancement on the Bluetooth setting and it also improved the music coming from the phone. If there are any concerns I have with the speaker, it might be that with music coming from my phone, the mid-range of the music on some songs seems just a tad muted but this was only on some of the music. This might be due to an equalizer setting on my phone, but I haven't had time to really play with it to know for sure. This is not a big issue at all. If you're looking to upgrade from your existing TV speakers or want to downsize from a larger soundbar without sacrificing sound, this is a great option

I have been using this Bose Speaker for a week now and have used it for regular TV shows, Movies and Music. Without the optional Bass speaker, You are getting a high definition audio speaker not much different than what today's higher quality TV'S already come with. If you have a standard TV then this Bose will improve the quality of your sound. There is a bass sound adjustment but not like a separate speaker would sound like. Regular TV shows are an improvement as well as Netflix. Music sounds good but not like a full surround sound system. You will get crisp sound but don't expect booming bass effects.

This speaker is compact but powerful with total clarity. I have trouble understanding speech on regular soundbars but the Bose TV Soundbar is super clear and understandable. I am enjoying this being able to understand every word being said instead of 1 out 5 and trying to puece together a sentence. For me this soundbar is a godsend and something I never dreamed could happen after going through several other brands of soundbar. Thank you for this opportunity to review this product. I might add it is simple to hook and set up using the included optical cable or an HDMI. I highly recommend this Bose TV Soundbar.