Bose - Smart Ultra Soundbar

This is an older version of the Bose soundbar ultra minus the two upwards. Bose has made the same soundbar with Same dimensions, same front firing speakers, glass top etc. for example the soundbar 900 slightly older but otherwise the same as the ultra. https://www.bose.com/p/refurbished/bose-smart-ultra-soundbar-refurbished/SUSB-SOUNDBAR-FR.html?dwvar_SUSB-SOUNDBAR-FR_color=BLACK&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BOSE_Gen_pMAX_US_Refurbished&utm_id=20526965506&utm_term=NA&utm_content=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20526970000&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NTJBhDEARIsAB7QHD3w3xzjqtBM7axJFMjCaGyG8_yYTZ2DdsNTnqULLUHbo4os9NKG_9EaAuv9EALw_wcB

I have the bose and the 990d; previous model to the 990f. Buy the Samsung. 9/10ths as good for vocals as the bose, but the woofer can add low end, or the rears can be used for surround which will be $$$ with bose and sonos, plus late ar night you can keep it quiet with rear only.

First sound bar was a Sony hts2000. Decent vocals, on its own the bass was weak, but only came alive with sub and satellites, but sub is very boomy. However Sony's bravia app is decent, and you can control levels well. Cheap entry to sound bars, and expandable down the track if this appeals. Went to a Bose smart ultra, has enough bass standard, excellent vocals if you like to watch dialogue heavy TV series at night. Bass is fair, but not outrageous, Just doesn't like being on very low volumes. Finally found a good Samsung q990d used locally for very cheap, nearly as good as the Bose for vocals, the satellites only mode can go down to a whisper, however it takes some serious volume to wake the sub up. May be up your alley. If I had a crazy budget, I'd look at Sonos. No experience with them. Ultimately if you aren't tied to a soundbar, look at floor standing speakers, with at least a class D mini amp with 50w> power per channel, preferably with treble and bass knobs. Neighbour gave me some basic Welling towers, 2 x 6" woofer, tweeter and 8" sub, paired with a cheap Fosi amp from Amazon. Instant step up on volume and quality, albeit without the surround sound. Found some Dali concept floor speakers for dirt cheap online, blew the old pair out the water, I reckon the Neighbours hate me at this point. Great quality. Have a center and rears now, if I can find a good AV receiver I'll be in heaven with good surround. However the amp with bass and treble is key; I can cut bass out almost entirely, but bring it up above and beyond with the turn of a knob, no sub needed. If you're dead set on a soundbar? Bose is a cheap flagship, Samsung q990x combo could be the last you need. Or step to the top with Sonos.

That's fair. Maybe the bose smart ultra might be for you. We used it in the bedroom, decent but not too much bass.

Have a Q990D in the bedroom, good thing is the satellites can run as rear only for quiet watching. Sub doesn't impress me much. Have a bose smart ultra for the living room, great for vocals in tv shiws, movies it does fair. But for loudness I picked up a pair of Dali Concept 8, without a sub they're very loud on a small Fosi amp. Will move to a proper ht amp when funds allow

I picked up the 75 inch model last October. I paired it with the Bose Smart Ultra soundbar and subwoofer. It looks and sounds fantastic.

Lol. Yeah, hometheater and soundbars dont mix lol. If your budget was a little higher, the ONLY soundbar i would recommend would be the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar. But just the soundbar, is a little over $700. Include the subs and the surrounds, and ur at $2300 lol. U can get much fuller and realistic sound for less with a 5.1 surround setup.

I got the Bose and love it to death. Such balanced sound and the atmos is surprisingly good. No regrets.

I’ve had the sennheiser ambeo, Bose smart ultra, and the Samsung q800, in that order. First two were returned for connectivity issues with my newish Samsung tv. The q800 has been great (the ambeo probably had the best surround but only if it connected). Q symphony is amazing. With the first two bars, you could clearly tell the sound was coming from below the TV… q symphony fixes that completely. And the subwoofer is amazing.

I have both. Only downside of Bose is the surrond speakers and the cost. The bose ultra soundbar cost as much as the whole samsung system. The bass module 700 is another 900 to get the full potential of the Bose system. Their surround is way too pricy unless you want to wait for a new surround release.

Hot take here, since some people aren’t huge fans of Bose. But I really enjoy the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar. Good and wide sound stage and dialogue mode really boosts dialogue if you ever need it. On sale for $700, I love it

I agree with what you say. I had it for 10 days. The bass was strong, but dialogue was poor. Even though I understood the improved sound quality, I could barely hear my voice. Then I had the opportunity to get a Bose Smart Ultra on sale for €490 new. I didn't waste a second in making the change. Now the audio is understandable, but in the future I'll expand it with subs and surround speakers.

I’ve heard it and can say that it has great detail and clarity and it’s sub is pretty strong but until they build rears that are bigger than 2 candy bars and have Atmos, I couldn’t buy them.

If you only want a stand-alone soundbar without the sub or rears the Bose would be the best imo

Getting the Q990F and not using the rear speakers or the sub is just a waste and if I were to only have the Bar, the Bose Smart Ultra would be my choice by a lot. I’ve heard all 3 and it’s the best choice for what you’re looking for and I’d bet the wife will like its looks the best as well. I normally don’t recommend the Bose because it’s got terrible rear speakers but since you don’t want that, it’s definitely the best choice for what you want