Smart Ultra Soundbar + Bass Module 700 Set

I have no issues with that Bose set up. Ran the Adapt set up with headphones, adjusted highs and lows on the bar. Added one click to the sub and it’s been fine. I don’t have anywhere at all for rear satellites. Sub size on Sonos and Samsung were small. I keep my sub at +1 and it’s plenty. I’ve set it higher on movies and it’s got the kitchen rattling.

I’ve not heard the Samsung bars at all. I jumped into the Ultra and 700 sub and haven’t been disappointed at all. I have no place for surrounds in my home. I have it in an open floor plan at around 650 square feet with 9’ ceilings. Cannot run from the sound or bass. Sound bar by itself is satisfactory honestly. The sub on level 5 playing a good movie and fantastic.

I would say bose smart ultra with bass module but that would exceed your budget. Alternative i can think of is beam gen 2 and sub mini. After having 3 sets of soundbars and subs from tcl, sony, and lg where the sub just dies in 2-3 years, make me now willing to pay extra for modular approach. Another strong aspect of modular approach is your can buy used and upgrade/resell pieces down the line, which is what i did with sonos (just gradually do swaps on marketplace)

I have the Bose setup and really enjoy it. But, if you’re looking to expand to full surround or multi room, I’d recommend Sonos.

I have the Bose setup and returned the Bose surrounds because they weren’t very good. They can’t really produce any mid range and only add atmospheric sounds to the rear. Also, if you’re listening to two channel audio, the Bose setup will not send sounds to the rears. The Samsung is more versatile and more immersive.

I kept the Bose soundbar and bass module because I was hoping Bose was going to release new surrounds (the 700s are 10 years old).

Bose. The bass is subtle and dialogue is amazing. I’ve heard a lot of reviews and people here saying it the best for dialogue too. It’s not as cinematic as Sonos though.

I tried the Bose ultra with the 700 sub. It had amazing clarity on the dialogue but the sound was flat so back it went. Then I tried the Sonos ultra with Gen 4 sub. I hope I got a dud because the dialogue was like someone was talking through a paper towel roll. Horrible and worse than the tv speakers on my Hisense. So I ended up with the Samsung Q800F. Easiest set up, most features, best sound of all three. Plus the cheapest. If I had a better set up in my giant living room, and if it was in stock, I would have tried the q990. But the most important point is how disappointing the Sonos soundbar was. Just thought I’d share my experience.

Get the bose or if you can the arc ultra, just tested the q990f, bose ultra + sub 700 and sonos arc ultra + gen 4, couldnt even tell whether the samsung's sub was in or not if not for the subwoofer moving, couldnt feel or hear the sub bass, none at all, where as bose and sonos in the same environment produced bass which was ages better than the samsung, could feel the air moving around with the bose and the ground was trembling with the sonos sub and both of them performed really well. if you are buying just the bars, you wont go wrong with either of them if the bose is at lower price than sonos that is. Go with the bose! just beware of the app glitches people have been talking about recently in the bose subreddit, else all good with bose.

Yeah no chance, the dialogue is clearer than bose as I tested both of them in an acoustic room, the bose ultra + 700sub and surround and the Sennheiser ambeo max + paradigm sub 12 and sonos arc ultra + gen 4 + 2 era 300s, holy dudes man. Ultra was almost on par with the max, unexpected performance from that small pipe beast, dialogue is clear and the surrounds don't even stat to compare with bose, you already know it's better than bose just by looking at it. Well as for the sub, the sonos sub was definitely better than the bose and was pm par with the sub 12 at 85% volume with the gen 4 pm level 13, the low end was more felt in sonos and the sub 12. Well, one could argue that the sonos did sound better as a whole system but I do think that the Sennheiser is ofcourse better than the sonos bar given its size too. But there is no way you can actually have such a bad experience with the arc ultra, definitely the best I heard after the q990f's bar, the sub is terrible, when tested the 990, didn't even know whether the sub was in or not if not for the drivers being exposed and moving, not something I like as I'm a basshead.

Would go with bose if main priority is bass and clarity only, if you want an immersive setup, then even the bose surrounds i would go with the samsung 990f, its better in every way for immersion.

Have you tried Bose smart ultra with Bose bass module? It’s the best on the market right now.

Bose ultra with 700 sub is a great system. The surround speakers are basic if you decide to get them, but they’ll add more depth to the sound for effects.

Interesting you threw in B&O which has no sub or rears but everything else you listed has or has the option for rears. I had the 1300x - great soundbar. Mine made popping noises when playing 4k discs though. No idea why or how, but decided to go with bose ultra with 2 700 subs and surrounds. It’s been great - good clarity and sonic sound.

You’re going to want a sub for the Bose. Get the 700 sub refurbished on Bose’s site. You won’t be disappointed. Even if you can’t blast it - it will still bring a much better experience. Bose is good for movies and music. The other two - not so much. Don’t worry about an older release…it still competes with top end bars.

Bose smart ultra - one of the best dialogue soundbars out there along with single bar immersion. Get dual 700 subs.