Bose - Bose Smart Soundbar 300

I haven’t had one issue on my Sony Bravia for the last decade with my Bose soundbar 300 and subwoofer 700. Seems more like a Hisense issue.

A simple Bose soundbar works great for me (Smart 300). Sounds great and Samsung remote can control volume. We have it off to the side. Why did we go Bose? The Bose founder donated all his shares (over 50% ownership) to MIT, so I like to imagine it’s one splurge of ours that might actually do some good in the world.

I recently added a Bose ultra soundbar with 500 subwoofer. It’s sooo much richer than the speakers alone in my LG B4. The Bass is too much and I’ve toned it down to the perfect mix for my ears. I use HDMI eARC. Some local news shows sound a bit tinny at times although everything else sounds great.

We recently got the bose smart soundbar for around 38-39k, it is quite amazing compared to stock TV speakers obviously, but also other soundbars we checked out at the store. Also the sound bounces well in our TV room, the dolby atmos compatible movies are actually great to listen to. The drawback would be that it keeps you locked in to Bose ecosystem, so to get the subwoofer is like another 30k. With JBL (not sure about the others as I haven't tried them out), they include the subwoofer with it. But also, people swear by the samsung soundbars, as they own JBL as well, and probably use the best of tech in their own soundbars. Would suggest swinging by your nearest showrooms to try them out personally, really comes down to how you perceive their sound

Meanwhile using pass through from my Xbox Series X, with my Bose Smart Soundbar 👀. Glad I didn’t listen to you all, enjoy your lower bandwidth sound signal !

Geez. He downvoted you. No grace. For anyone else doing their own search, my Bose Smart has been great under my 32 inch monitor.

I'd pick the sonos. That being said you won't regret either one. Both sound great, but the bose surrounds are dated as fck if you ever intend to expand. Best thing bose has is that awesome sub which I think blows Sonos sub out of the water.

I have a beam gen 2. Bose Smart Soundbar is another good choice. Both have Alexa, very convenient to replace any Echo devices

I have the Ultra and if the choice is between the two, get the ultra. There is a noticeable difference in the soundstage and the ultra also has room correction. The Smart is a good bar regardless if money is tight but the ultra is definitely better. If you’re looking at the Ultra price point maybe take a look at the Sonos Arc Ultra as well. I tried it but preferred the Bose.

I’m not sure if a Bose soundbar will regulate the volume change between shows/movies and commercials, but their soundbars have exceptional dialogue and have a dialoge enhancement mode if you need to make it clearer without turning the volume up too high. It’s $399, but I’d recommend the smart soundbar. It sounds great and dialogue is very clear.

Bose Smart Soundbar (successor to the Bose Smart Sounbar 600). During the Shopee sale will be within your budget ($500 plus). Regular price is $800 plus I bought one about 2 months ago on 5.5 and very happy with it. I did consider the Sonos Beam Gen 2, but it only has HDMI and not optical. I saw online that HDMI CEC issues seem to be common, so wanted a soundbar that could also do optical But if you want the Sonos, it should be around the same price as the Bose on Shopee. I noticed they seem to adjust to each other’s prices

I don’t think it would be overkill since you’re planning to move it to the living room. But if you’re planning to use it in the living room, then you have to decide for yourself if having optical matters in case you have HDMI CEC issues I use my Bose in my living room. I noticed online that people always compare between the Bose Smart Soundbar and the Sonos Beam Gen 2.

Anyway, I noticed the Bose Smart Soundbar is a bit expensive for 7.7. Shopee has it for about $607 currently. I bought mine for about $567

Oh and around 5.5 Sonos Beam Gen 2 was about $590

Bose Smart Soundbar is currently $555.81 on Shopee, while Sonos Beam Gen 2 is $666 For me, I’m waiting to see if the subwoofer 500 can drop to below $400 🫣. I hope it happens on 11.11

Bose Smart Soundbar is currently $555.81 on Shopee, while Sonos Beam Gen 2 is $666 For me, I’m waiting to see if the subwoofer 500 can drop to below $400 🫣. I hope it happens by 11.11

Best choices would be the Bose Smart Soundbar or the Klipsch Flexus Core 200, or a used Sonos Arc (not ultra). If you value bass more than detail, go with the Flexus. If you value clarity and detail more than bass, go with the Bose Smart Soundbar. I'm not saying that the Flexus doesn't have a very detailed sound cause it still has very good clarity and detail, but not quite the level of the Bose. And I'm not saying that the Bose has absolutely no bass cause it does have some bass, but definitely not the same level that the Flexus has. And the Sonos Arc is somewhat of a middle ground between the Klipsch & Bose in the sense it'll have more bass than the Bose but not as much as the Klipsch. It may have slightly more detail than the Klipsch but still not as good as the Bose. Sit and think about what you value the most, bass or clarity & detail. I've had all 3 of those soundbars I've mentioned, currently using the Flexus. They're all fantastic systems and I'm honestly not sure which I would pick as my favorite by themselves as I haven't had the Bose or Sonos setup for a few years now. They're all awesome in their own way to be honest.

If I had someone offering me the Bose Smart Soundbar or the Sonos Arc both for 500, I'll take the Bose. Having the channel adjustments is a huge plus for me which the Sonos doesn't offer. Also if you plan to buy a subwoofer later on, the Bose Bass Module 700 is an absolute beast, possibly the best soundbar subwoofer on the market if you ask me. Plus despite the Bose being the smallest bar of the 3, I believe it's actually the loudest of the 3 if I'm not mistaken.

Bose Smart Soundbar: $500, 2.21" H x 27.34" W x 4.09" D (6.909 lb), Atmos. It doesn’t have DTS but I think you are putting unnecessary emphasis on this. You will be playing uncompressed high quality sound with all supported channels. Bose speakers will always give you biggest sound from smallest package. You will have to give up either DTS or the idea of a portable soundbar. You will not find it both in the same speaker. DTS support in soundbars aren’t common unless you are getting a big and high end model. It’s a moot feature as it isn’t such a big deal as long as you can decode uncompressed sound. You really don’t need DTS and most likely wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between uncompressed LPCM and DTS. The only reason DTS is a thing only on Blu-Rays is because it lost the format war to Dolby.