Bose - Smart Soundbar 300

I am waiting for the Sonos Arc Ultra. I have a pair of Era 300 to match for surround sound for my movie room. I am nervous about the Sonos app but eexcitied for the hardware. Upgrading from a Bose 300 soundbar.

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.

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.