Bose - Soundbar 700

Bose 700. Great soundbar

Have the bose ultra + bass module 700 for living room and Q990F for master bedroom, they are top notch.

I had the Bose 700 with the 700 sub and 700 surround. Used it for 5 years but was always very dissapointed in the sound. I kept it because it was exspensive to me. This year i purchased the Samsung Q990D and what a world of difference.

I bought a refurbished Bose smart 700 soundbar recently, is the Bose 550 better than that? I know the 700 doesn’t have Dolby atmos

Tried the 550, imo it doesn’t sound as good as 700

Using a Bose soundbar 700 with the woofer and rear speakers

I have a Bose 700 soundbar and the 700 Sub

I have the 700/700 combo and they are decent too.

I have the SoundLink flex. Love those speakers. And have the old Bose 700 with a bass module. Love both for different reasons. AUX cable may work.

One thing that a sound bar can not replicate is separation. If you have more separation space between the speaker placement than the length of a sound bar I would go the AVR route if possible. I have been using both a complete Bose 700 setup in the man cave for years and for the last few months a Sonos Arc/Minisub/Era 100 setup in the LR. They both sound OK but lacked in music with the Bose sounding better to my ears. I missed the stereo (2 ch) experience and am replacing the man cave system with a AVR setup. My Journey: Experimenting I got a Martin Logan/Wiim (B1 speakers/steaming amp) combo on sale with a REL sub to audition in my space and see if it is something worth pursuing. After setting it up and listening to it for a few hours there is no going back to a soundbar for me. I use an hardwired Apl TV as a source. Now I am on a new AVR journey. Last time I was doing serious audio things was in the '80s. The Martin Logan B1 speakers are 7 1/4 inches wide (18.5 cm) if that would be a consideration. 4 of those, a center, sub and an AVR receiver could be had around your price point. M2C

I have the same soundbar and sub setup. Great sound. Just wish the settings were more granular and there was an on screen menu for when I don’t have my phone handy with the app.

Just for reference, I got used Bose TV Speakers for my parents at $50 a pop with eARC support. These are bad. Minor upgrade to your TV at best. They are worth $40 itself. Yamaha ATS soundbars from eBay are $40 refurbished and they have better sound + subwoofer out. IMO better to get premium soundbars used since they hold value like copper infused gold.

I don’t really follow the market . But for compact speakers Samsungs/LGs do have speakers with center channels (3.0 or more) which help tremendously with dialogue, something that most TV speakers struggle with. I like to get Bose for my parents just purely because they are dead simple to use, well built, and go pretty loud without the risk of permanently damaging them. Hope that helps. eBay refurbs with 20% coupons, Amazon resale clearance when they run extra % off, if you’re not too keen on hitting up facebook marketplace. But you do pay a hefty fee for convenience.