Bose - Smart Soundbar 600 (Previous Generation)
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Last updated: Aug 22, 2025 Scoring
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"It has fantastic dialogue clarity ... dialogue is clear even at low volumes which is great for watching stuff in our bedroom after our kids are in bed."
"remarkably clean audio reproduction"
"try bose if you value premium sound quality and bose sound signature focuses on dialogue like no one else in the industry can compete with them."
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"Little details appear in movies I've seen multiple times that I've never heard before. ... In Pearl Harbor, during the big invasion sequence that must go on for twenty minutes... lol But I swear, you could feel the shell casings hitting the ground below your feet. An actual tactile feeling. So real it was almost disorienting. Color me impressed"
"The surround effects that come out of this thing are practically otherworldly. ... Just watching music videos on YouTube is an eyeopener. ... The way the sound follows you as you walk around the room or even just turn your head while sitting still are like something that I've never experienced. ... It's that " sound mapping " feature, I forget the official name of it, but it's worth every penny for that effect alone. ... magical surrounding audio bliss this unit conjures up on the spot."
"We have bass modules for both bars as well and they definitely up the immersion factor. Not just by adding bass…the whole setup sounds bigger."
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"The surround effects that come out of this thing are practically otherworldly. ... Just watching music videos on YouTube is an eyeopener. ... The way the sound follows you as you walk around the room or even just turn your head while sitting still are like something that I've never experienced. ... It's that " sound mapping " feature, I forget the official name of it, but it's worth every penny for that effect alone. ... magical surrounding audio bliss this unit conjures up on the spot."
"It has fantastic dialogue clarity ... dialogue is clear even at low volumes which is great for watching stuff in our bedroom after our kids are in bed."
"Little details appear in movies I've seen multiple times that I've never heard before. ... In Pearl Harbor, during the big invasion sequence that must go on for twenty minutes... lol But I swear, you could feel the shell casings hitting the ground below your feet. An actual tactile feeling. So real it was almost disorienting. Color me impressed"
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"Little details appear in movies I've seen multiple times that I've never heard before. ... In Pearl Harbor, during the big invasion sequence that must go on for twenty minutes... lol But I swear, you could feel the shell casings hitting the ground below your feet. An actual tactile feeling. So real it was almost disorienting. Color me impressed"
"The surround effects that come out of this thing are practically otherworldly. ... Just watching music videos on YouTube is an eyeopener. ... The way the sound follows you as you walk around the room or even just turn your head while sitting still are like something that I've never experienced. ... It's that " sound mapping " feature, I forget the official name of it, but it's worth every penny for that effect alone. ... magical surrounding audio bliss this unit conjures up on the spot."
"IT makes a huge difference specially with Dolby Atmos, 5.1 content. ... ITs not cheap but totally worth it and completes your set-up."
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"both the Bose 600 and the Sonos Beam are really outstanding bang for the buck in terms of having impressive performance at a value price. Lately, more so the Bose 600."
"Imo the Bose Smart Soundbar is one of the absolute best budget bars out there."
"IT makes a huge difference specially with Dolby Atmos, 5.1 content. ... ITs not cheap but totally worth it and completes your set-up."
Disliked most:
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"I ran into so many connectivity problems with the Bose that I had to return it. ... I was constantly unplugging and plugging it back in because it would not stay connected to my tv."
"Although the bar itself has technical issues all the time with connecting to the tv"
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"it lacks a lot of the power of the Polk mainly because it has no woofer. ... If you want sound with power and punch, go with the Polk."
"it can hold on it own (unlike 600)"
"I added a subwoofer almost immediately which greatly improved the overall sound for games."
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"But, in terms of Atmos and the bar's upward firing speakers, the results are less than jaw dropping. ... But so far little specific overhead effects have manifested themselves."
"we don’t get specific height effects either. Just a greater sense of height to the overall presentation."
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"For an 85" TV I don't think these budget bars have the right punch to suit a TV of that size. ... They are barely better than TV speakers"
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"There's also that Bose BM700 subwoofer popping/crackling noise issues, but depends on your wifi settings apparently. ... But at casual listening volumes that damn subwoofer electrical popping noise (the miss) was just so noticeable it was too much for me, so I sold it & moved on"
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