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

I had same issue with Bose 700 and Sony Bravia OLED A8F... got an HDMI 2.0 48Gbps support and kept all settings to default..it resolved my issue

I have a Bose 700 soundbar and the 700 Sub

While the label on the system says "ARC", the [SB700 ](https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/Smart_Soundbar_700)does support eARC. Though as you pointed out, it does not have top firing speakers for full Atmos support. If you have the choice, I would go for the Ultra as it does support AI Dialog, improved Bluetooth, and Personal Surround.

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

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