Bose TV Speaker

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Sentiment score65% positive
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Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Reddit IconAgile_Doubt8061
29 days ago

I have the Bose TV Speaker and happy with it in my studio apartment.

about 2 months ago

I have Bose TV speakers and they sound best several feet away. You may want to concider dedicated PC speakers that are made for up close.

Reddit IconCameForTheLOWW
6 days ago

Options: 1. Cheap and Crappy that includes the bar, rear speakers and bass module. You're price point of $80 is not realistic. The starting point for this category in my opinion should be the Hisense HS2100 for $129.99. 2. You can pony up for what i consider the true entry level point. Which would be the Bose TV Speaker for $279. I have had this for 5 years and I have no complaints. Bose has a proprietary dialogue enhancer button on the remote. Works like a charm. 3. Next level up would be the Sonos Arc Beam Gen 2 for $499. This is the bar I am personally going to upgrade to. 4. The final level would be bar, rear speakers and bass module for atleast $600 going all the way up to $1600. Bose Smart Soundbar at $599, Bose Ultra Soundbar at $999, LG S95AR at $1199 and literally all of the Samsung soundbars ranging from $600-$1600. Hope this helps and provides guidance for a first time buyer.

Reddit IconDifferent_Quality_28
10 months ago

I found a bose tv speaker, open box for 189.00. Works and sounds great.

Reddit Icondj_boy-Wonder
7 months ago

I bought a Bose tv speaker a few years back and it sucked, it was marginally better than tv speakers but not much, as a laptop soundbar it is not bad though, still lacks bass but I don’t game I watch YouTube and teams calls so yeah it’s fine.

Reddit IconFalseTruthsRReal
5 months ago

As I’m thinking what to recommend, I would say don’t get the Bose Tv speaker bar as I bought one for my mother last Xmas and as I played it I literally couldn’t tell that it was on. I had to crank it to realize it was working but it made no improvement to the sound at all and forget what you read on Amazon because most of those reviews are for another soundbar by Bose. I know it’s cheap price wise but I would rather turn the tv louder than listen to that pos. Other Bose soundbars can be found but that one is awful

Reddit Iconfunkygrrl
3 months ago

I totally loved mine. But it depends on your situation. I live in an apartment where I can't have a thundering subwoofer. Surround sound didn't matter to me either. What was really important to me was to have clear speech since so many movies are what I refer to as "whispers and screams" and Bose really delivered on that.

Reddit IconIcy_Reflection5640
about 1 month ago

I just bought a Bose TV Speaker and the s sounds are very sharp and irritating. You can only adjust bass or there’s a dialogue mode button which makes it even worse. Does anyone know of a sound bar that doesn’t have this problem?

about 1 month ago

My tv always had the same problem though not quite as bad as this sound bar. I know it’s not just me because I don’t notice it on my car radio or movie theaters. The AirPods Pro 3 have the same problem. I read it has a lot of bass and treble but not good midrange, maybe that’s why.

about 1 month ago

I just tried playing music from my phone, it has the same problem.

about 1 month ago

I thought Bose was supposed to be a good brand. Now I know they’re a joke. Smh

Reddit IconLGSStatic
4 months ago

meh, too expensive for sub par sound (for the Bose tv speaker) in my opinion You can get better for less. Especially if they are just after clear voices

4 months ago

when i was looking for a bar, the reviews for the bose tv bar were avg at best. Look around, i cant even find it on many top X lists... just what i observed :) thats all

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