Bose - Smart Soundbar 600

The Polk soundbars haven't really wowed me, apart from the MagniFi Mini, which is really cool. The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 might be the best choice of the bars you mentioned, If you are open to expand it later. It has quite a bit of bass regarding its size and it delivers well on Dolby Atmos, especially regarding its price. Be aware, that Bose has unfortunately doubled down on their Multiroom lineup und is still not offering Atmos-capable rears. The Beam is also really good, if the app works as intended. Sonos lineup of products especially regarding multiroom and accessories are the best in the business. I prefer the Bose sound more, but that's just a personal preference. Regarding bars you haven't mentioned. With your budget, you might get the upper tier ones like the 830 or even better the Q935. If available for 500€, the Q935 would be the bar to get. The Samsung soundbars are a bang for their buck, when discounted before releasing the slightly improved successors. They also support all sound formats, which is also great. TLDR: Q935 or Q835, if budget allows and expandability is no priority. Beam or Smart Soundbar 600, if expandability is a must and the budget should remain under 500€ for now.

Any suggestions for a soundbar pairing 83 LG g5? I got the s95ar but compared to my Bose soundbar 600 and maybe it's me it sounds super different and not really in a good way. What's your experience and what would you reccomend? My TV getting mounted and I have them mounting a soundbar too so got to figure it out today. Thanks in advance

Hi everyone, wanted to share my experience from having the Polk Magnifi Mini AX for more than a year, and now I have switched to the Bose 600. I have/had them in a kind of small room, and the main purpose was gaming (PS5) and movies to take advantage of ATMOS effects. The Polk has good audio quality, very punchy sound because of the woofer, but the ATMOS effect is not great (neither top nor side effect). When compared to the Bose, the Bose gives us more details and the high-ends are better, but it lacks a lot of the power of the Polk mainly because it has no woofer. However, the Bose is way better in Atmos because of the top and side speakers, would say it is a bit better for music also. So mainly because of the Atmos, the Bose is better for me, but if you don't care about Atmos, for overall (TV, Gaming, movies, music, ...) use, I would say the Polk is a better package and most of the time it costs less....even more if you intend to add the satellites for surround since they are much cheaper.

Sorry for the late answer. If you want sound with power and punch, go with the Polk. If you want detail, clear voices, and atmos performance (the difference in atmos performance is significant), go with the Bose. Performance for the money, Polk is better IMHO, but I really wanted atmos performance.

i had both and the 900 is far superior to the 600, especially with the bass module. Get the 900 or Ultra

Here’s the quick difference between the Sonos Beam Gen 2 and Bose 600: Sonos Beam Gen 2 - Cleaner, wider sound - Better for music and dialogue - Strong Sonos ecosystem and easy expansion Bose 600 - Stronger Dolby Atmos height effects - More impact for movies - Includes Chromecast and a physical remote Bottom line: Beam = best overall sound clarity Bose 600 = better Atmos punch for movies. I personally would go with Sonos. I checked them all out during black Friday ssles. I ended up going all out with Sonos Arc Ultra, rear Era 300s, and a Sonos mini sub. I have always had great sound systems, my basement setup is a Denon Avr with infinity speakers and sub. Its 7.1 suround. This sonos is 9.4.1, the dolby atmos is mind boggling amazing. Both the Bose and Sonos beam are virtual atmos, but still very good. I have Bose speaker and always though highly of them. I am new to the Sonos world and my Denon setup was 14 years old but top tier back then. Both Sonos and Bose are premium, but Sonos realy has become the top tier in home audio echosystems. Dolby atmos is just amazing. And if you ever want to add on, the era 300 rears have true atmos and adding a mini sub woukd realy ofload the lows and clears up the soundbar. But you will be happy with just the soundbar

Just a thought: I don’t know the construction method or date of your building, but having lived in 1930s builds with plaster and wood walls/floors, I can tell you a sub and any rear-firing speakers are gonna carry through to another unit if your building isn’t good at sound dampening already. Or if you luck out and the wall cavity isn’t near another dwelling space. Bass travels. And they tend to build more cheaply these days. If you currently can’t hear neighbors above or below in daily life, maybe that’ll be fine. Not much one can do except have sound dampening products like rugs and fabric in your space, and be considerate after hours. On your actual query: I’d go soundbar. I have a Bose 600 with sub now and it’s great. I had a Sonos Beam and sub before. Also good but Sonos kept having garbage software updates and dropped connection to WiFi.

Top picks (all true Atmos + wireless sub, ≤ 42”) • Vizio M-Series Elevate M512e-K6 (41.38”) — 5.1.2 with included rears + up-firing in the bar. Killer immersion per dollar.  • Samsung HW-Q600C (40.6”) — 3.1.2 with up-firing drivers, eARC, and works with Samsung Q-Symphony (your Q90T supports Q-Symphony with compatible bars). Great if you want the TV+bar to play together.  • Polk Signa S4 (41.2”) — 3.1.2 with two dedicated up-firing heights; simple, slim, and dialog-friendly.  • LG S75Q (35.1”) — Compact 3.1.2 with upward-firing height channels, HDMI eARC, Dolby Vision passthrough.  • Bose Smart Soundbar 600 (27.3”) + Bass Module 500 — Small bar with 2 up-firing drivers; add the sub for real low-end. (Sub is separate.)

The bose 600 is nice !

I preferred the Bose 600 or whatever they’re calling it now(Smart something) to the Beam when I tried them out. Size wise they were about the same.

That sucks that it doesn’t work well w the Hisense. I have a 900 and 600, both connected to Sony TVs and they’ve been pretty much plug and play since day one.

I own both and a lot depends on room size. The 900 has a wider sound stage and maybe a little more detail. For a small room, you might not hear the benefit of the 900s soundstage because the 600 does a great job filling smaller spaces.

For a room that size, I'd go with the 900 due to the wider soundstage. Our TV room is a little smaller than yours and the 600 doesn't sound as big and wide in there as the 900. We use the 600 for our bedroom which is a smaller room.

You might want to check out the Bose smart soundbar. In our bedroom we have a soundbar 600 (predecessor to the smart soundbar) and it sounds really good. It sounds much bigger than it is and does a great job with immersion and detail.

I have the smart soundbar and bass module 500 and it’s a great sounding setup. Sounds much bigger than its size lets on. Never heard the bar 6, so I can’t tell you how they compare.