Bose - Smart Soundbar (2024)

I bought the Bose Smart Soundbar with Bass module 500 2 weeks ago. I am using it for my small bedroom and loving it.  Just to check, what are the audio settings you all used? Thanks

I'm in my 70's also with not only a hearing loss but tinitus in my left ear. I just switched from a sony sound bar to the bose ultra soundbar. I belive you can get it at best but for 699. Not only does it enhance the dialog which most of with hearing loss needs but its also the only one I found where you can bluetooth connect a pair of bose ear buds/ headphone to and hear both the sound bar and the headphones. I paired mine with bose open ear ultra's. My family can listen to the soundbar at any volume and using the open ear bud ultra's I can hear perfectly. The bose can connect 2 sets of ear buds. I'm very happy with the bose

Most welcome. I also believe their lower tier sound bars do the same thing but don't quote me on that. Bose outputs more in the mid and highs vs bass. The subwoffer on my sony overpowered the dialog even though I set the sony to dialong enhance. I ended up turning the sub almost to off. If your considering the bose check your pricing and the bose website also. You can get an extended warantee on their refurbished products also. Always nice to save a few bucks.

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.

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 !

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 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.