Bose - Smart Ultra Soundbar + Surround Speaker 700 Set

Bose SB900 w/ satellites and BM700 checking in. The deep notes and Atmos all sound excellent, but no DTS still kills me on the inside.

I have the Bose soundbar smart ultra soundbar with the 700 surrounds and bass module. Overall, it sounds amazing. The bass is so strong that it rattles my walls. However, the channel count is only 5.1.2. The rears are mixed surround channels since the soundbar down-mixes 7.1 to 5.1. I've tried the Dolby test tones and rear and surround channels come from the rear speaker only so it does break a little of the immersion however it is not a deal breaker. What may be the dealbreaker is the codec support. Bose only offers Dolby codec support (Digital, Digital plus, TrueHD and Atmos over TrueHD and DD+). This is fine for if you only use streaming apps or game but if you watch Blurays or have a media server to watch lossless content then you won't have DTS support. I'd go with the Sony Bravia Bar 9 since it has a sound you like and you can add the modules down the line but you still have full codec support for Dolby and DTS. Check out the rtings review, they have good sections on how 5.1 and Atmos/upfiring content sounds on a soundbar that will be useful to look at.

Bose in white looks so good in my living room. Big fan. On par (slightly better or worse than Sonos depending on the reviewer) and some good deals online for it

With my setup, I decided for the smart ultra with the sub. I do want to get the 700 surrounds but decided I'd do that later. I do think the bar has enough base, but also not. Depends how deep you want it. To me it was "good enough" but lacking so I picked up the sub.

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.

The Sonos is said to be superior. Bar and especially the Eras are more capable than the Bose Surround Speakers. Bose has fallen behind big time, especially regarding their accessories. The Surround Speakers are outdated and their Home speaker line is outdated as well. Atmos is still not a thing, even though it's widely available now. Nonetheless: The BOSE Smart Soundbar Ultra is an awesome soundbar and its sound should make you really happy. The Sonos as of now is just more capable and versatile. Bose needs to step up here, instead of a selling yet another Bluetooth speaker no one asked for.

Bose 900 or Bose Smart Ultra will give you the best dialogues

Ultra. Granted I’m not a bass head and live in an apartment and tried both the 600 and Ultra. Wider soundstage and room correction(not sure if they’ve added it to the Smart). I’m still sometimes surprised at how sounds feel like they’re coming from the sides of my living room. If you feel the bass isn’t enough, you can save up and get the BM but you can’t add to the bar.

I was in the same position as you, didn’t want rears as the room layout wouldn’t work, didn’t want a sub because it’s below my son’s room. Ended up going with the Bose Smart Ultra. I absolutely love it. It’s great for music, movies are great, the bass is really good considering there’s no sub. The best thing about it is the quality of vocals. Would 100% recommend!

Bose soundbar all day. Just upgraded to the Bose smart ultra soundbar / atmos. Sounds beautiful and looks great too. Beautiful design.

I am in the same boat. Interested in finding out. I am also have trouble connecting the ARC port on 700 to ARC port on my Sony Bravia 70inch tv. It doesn’t work and Sony is not recognizing the soundbar as a known device for Bravia sync