Bose - Smart Soundbar (2024)

Just picked up a Bose smart soundbar for $300 on eBay. Wanted something compact for my apartment living room. Loving it so far, will def add a bass module though next year

Hey I just got a 75” QM6K pro from Costco as well last month! Got a Bose Smart Soundbar from Bose refurbished for $300. I’m also in an apartment and needed better vocal clarity for tv and movies. Been amazing so far. You can also get a Sonos Beam from their refurbished site for around the same price. Both are good options for your use case https://preview.redd.it/xes4nohpu28g1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eba4aa01503b57c39d634593dd984a68f73d4198

S60D, Sonos beam gen 2, Bose Smart Soundbar (have this and love it), JBL Bar 300mk2.

I was in your situation just 2 days ago.. After comparing the Bose smart soundbar with the Sonos Beam Gen2 in-store , I went with the Bose sound bar. I thought it sounded a little bit cleaner than the Sonos, plus the upfiring speakers was a factor for me too. It sounds amazing when playing Dolby Atmos content! Ofcourse, that's just my opinion when comparing it to the sound from my tv speakers. Im happy with my purchase and have no plans of returning it. I'd suggest going to a Bestbuy and trying out both.

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

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 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.

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 a C4 77 as well in a room about 13 feet by 11 feet and using a Bose Soundbar 600 (now replaced with the Bose Smart SOundbar) and the 500 Bose subwoofer. One of the reasons i picked the Bose was I already liked the sound for the type of music I listen to.

Bose discontinued the [Soundbar 500](https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/Smart_Soundbar_500) in 2020 and the [Soundbar 700](https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/Smart_Soundbar_700) in 2021. Bose currently sells the [Smart Soundbar](https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/Smart_Soundbar) and the [Smart Ultra Soundbar](https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/Smart_Ultra_Soundbar). They are both Dolby Atmos soundbars, where your brother can add on a subwoofer and rears later on.

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