Bose - Soundbar 700

Facebook marketplace. You can get some decent ones new to you. Edit: just wanted to add that I picked up a Bose 700 for $200. Found another post for both sound bar and sub 700 for $400, but they were sold faster than I can message the seller.

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

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

700 soundbar stinks too. Big regrets here.

Because one guy here was asking - here is a short comparison between the sound of the B9 and my Bose soundbar 700 with subwoofer (recorded on iPhone 14 Pro): Bravia 9: https://youtu.be/N8GHdcyQ-OE?si=UVAx5_q_1faLx5Ya Bose Soundbar 700 + Subwoofer: https://youtu.be/jdIkqzljaJY?si=YwCSnu3obNxLpE-A It’s so good that I wouldn’t get a soundbar if I hadn’t one already. I guess to improve the TVs sound, one would have to invest in a really more sophisticated surround sound system.

700 is superior to the 550.

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