Used Bose Smart Soundbar, Black

SKU: AUSBO8920791

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2025-12-31T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Worthwhile upgrade

Purchased a few weeks ago to replace my BOSE TV Speaker which incidentally barely works at all with the Bass Module 500. The Smart soundbar is a big improvement together with the Module 500 and the BOSE App which allows you to tweak the sound including the bass module. One thing I'm not a big fan of is that you cannot disable Bose True Space if you do not care for spatial sound effect to listen to music out of a speaker.

RXT

2025-12-30T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Clear sound.

Decent sound, still hardly any Base from Bose! Does Bose have any systems that has Base? I have 4, over the years, none have hardly any Base compared to other brands

None

2025-12-30T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

nice clear sound

finally have my whole system Bosed out! have the radio, system and headphones

YRivera

2025-12-30T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Glorious Sound!

I bought the Bose Smart Soundbar as a Christmas gift to myself. Ho boy what a present it is. Wonderful full rich sound and it's a beautiful addition to the decor. I couldn't ask for more!

Jsound

2025-12-30T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Easy to hook up & great sound.

Another superb product by you. We have several other Bose products & are happy with all of them

Burt

2025-12-29T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Easy to set up

This soundbar was a good choice for what we needed to project sound from our older SONY Bravia TV across a fairly large room. The set up was amazingly easy. We are pleased with the quality and the fact that we can project devices other than the TV to the soundbar.

Chris

2025-12-27T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

I love that you can change settings using the app

I bought it for myself as a Christmas present, I am so happy I did, the neighbours not so opps

Jay

2025-12-26T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

The best sound bar ever!

Wonderful! I'm not tech savvy, but my husband is-connected within minutes. I assisted!

Bose2025

2025-12-26T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

I will never buy another Bose product.

Workef fine and then stopped working after an hour. Spent over an hour with tech support and they could not get it to work.

2051Rice

2025-12-15T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Fantastic Sound

This replaced an old 5.1 Speaker and Amp system (another brand) that failed. This soundbar is great quality and fantastic sound. I prefer more bass so, I ordered the 700 Bass unit to compliment this. Absolutely love that both are wireless and controlled via the Bose App. They have GREAT sound, WOW!! Now, if I only had the 2 surround speakers.......

BobR

2025-12-13T19:00:00

Rated 1 out of 5

Déçu

Déçu, car ne fonctionne plus après seulement 1 semaine d'usage. Grosse lumière rouge allume.

JeanSimon

2025-12-12T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Neat and good clear sound

Had initial difficulty in setting it up as I was not aware that you have to have a Bose account before the unit can be accessed via Bluetooth. Once I set up an account the rest was easy enough to sort out. We don't need the other facilities that the soundbar has, we simply wanted a better sound from the TV. This unit delivers good clear sound and we are very pleased with this reasonably priced item

AlJ

2025-12-12T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Sound!

I bought my Bose Smart Soundbar and Bose Bass Module 500 last month and it's exactly what I was looking for in quality of sound.

lap

2025-12-10T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Great sound

Recently bought the smart sound bar with the bass 500 unit to replace my aging Bose 321 system. Though the sound was great, I found the soundstage in my place was lacking so I added the surround speakers which made it a true 7.1 surround system with great sound - especially with movies.

Doug

2025-12-09T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Expected sound

Great Bose sound as you would expect, but definitely Needs the sub to go with it. I got the sub on sale, and now it gives that Bose full spectrum sound we all know and love. Yes, it will crank enough to make your neighbor mad on movies or music. Couldn't be more pleased for the price point asked. Got both the bar and the sub on sale. Don't think it's worth the regular asking price, but if it's on sale it's a bargain.

MD63

2025-12-04T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Fantastic sound especially for speech.

Love the new Bose Smart Soundbar, the sound is mush better than from the tv especially when there's a lot of speaking parts, it's crystal clear.

Alan

2025-12-04T19:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

Great for voice

Great voice audio. Poor base. A little tinny sounding

Stan

2025-12-02T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Bose Smart Sound Bar Is Great!

I purchased the Bose Smart Sound Bar last month to replace a 10-year old Bose Sound Bar. I thought the old one was very good, until this purchase. Technology has sure come a long way. I'm very pleased with this purchase (amazing sound and voice conversations are much more clear). I will buy Bose products again.

MA44

2025-12-01T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Bose quality in a smaller soundbar!

Bought this during the Black Friday sales, as a replacement for my old soundbar. Sound bar is a nice size compared to the larger versions. It was simple to set up and the sound is great. We didn't go with the bass module, but you could if you wanted too, for even more base to your sound! Before buying went to the local electrical shop, to compare various models and makes. We decided on this model and waited for Black Friday sales. We bought it via the Bose website, and to be honest it was an easy process and there was no issues at all. Delivery was via UPS and there was plenty of tracking updates!!

Dal03

2025-12-01T19:00:00

Rated 3 out of 5

Needs more power compared to other products

This product is great clarity and hyper sounds but lacks the power of other sound systems on the market. Bose need to upgrade the sound bar to have a more competitive place in the marketplace saying that I still love my Bose.

Love s.

2025-12-01T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Good sound but some connectivity issues.

Already had a Bose TV Soundbar so decided to get another and landed on the Smart Soundbar. It took a bit of time to set up and the App you need to use it is OK but I have seen better. The ALEXA feature is a nice touch but is only for asking questions, you can't treat the Soundbar as an additional Echo Dot to stream music that you have sent to other Echo Dot devices, shame that. It has airplay 2 but that is a little limiting if you have multiple Echo Dots around the home.

ASL1956

2025-11-30T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Sound quality

The sound quality is outstanding and gives a real feeling of vibrancy to both the TV shows or music you are listening too.

Robin

2025-11-30T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Initial thoughts after purchase

Great product, easy to set up and transformational sound

Mike

2025-11-28T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Great soundar due to AI dialogue mode

This soundbar uses AI to make speech louder at times when background noise or music threatens to overwhelm the words you are hearing. My hearing is deteriorating and this solved the problem. A word of warning though. You can only turn on this speech correction via an app on your smartphone. If your phone is steam driven, you can't enable it. Great soundbar for the money though.

Geoff

2025-11-26T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Surpassed Expectations!

This is my third Bose Soundbar purchase. It's more than I expected. I was jumping up from the Soundbar 300 and it's surpassed my expectations.

WECK

2025-11-23T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Nice soundbar

Lovely looking and very well made, sits discretely under the T.V. Getting it to pair with app and a lack of instructions makes a beautiful purchase a little hard to swallow and not sure it warrants it's rather steep price tag.

JasonF

2025-11-22T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Big upgrade on TV speakers

I have had the Bose smart soundbar for about a week and a half. The initial set up was a little fiddly and the app seemed to be 'stuck' performing an update. I eventually unplugged the unit, waited 30 seconds and switched on again and everything fell into place. It is certainly a big improvement on my TV's speakers. It has great sound and I find the bass more than adequate. Music streaming is easy and the sound is also very good. However, I have yet to get any sense of height from the upfiring speakers, including from programmes with Dolby Atmos sound. Maybe I just haven't watched the right programmes/ films yet and I am still playing around with the settings. Time will tell. I'm sorry to say the app is poor. It is slow, frequently crashes and at one point was repeatedly requesting feedback. It seemed to be stuck in a loop and I had to uninstall and reinstall to stop it happening. In fact, my phone sent a push notification that the Bose app was crashing frequently and I should put it in a deep sleep! App aside, quite pleased with the soundbar so far.

Boab1804

2025-11-21T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

600 Smart Soundbar

I upgraded from the Bose TV Speaker, the 600 is hugely superior in sound quality. I probably should give it 5 stars but don't really have any experience to judge against. However the two small niggles I have is there isn't a 'numbered' volumne. Secondly which might be my lack of knowledge is the app always says playing from LPCM 2.0 not matter what I am watching? But I am very pleased with I do wish now though I brought the ultra smart bar as I am loving the improved sound and would like even better!

Pete

2025-11-17T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Good Soundbar

Had it two weeks and has proved good with speech although surround sound not great even with a Dolby Atmos feed from Netflix programmes. It needs rear speakers to provide a more realistic 'surround' experience. A real pain to set up as it required a software update and then stuck in update mode for hours when it indicates 'up to 25 minutes'. Needed help from support desk but their advice did not produce results. Had to delete soundbar from App and start again when it did update and was set for use. I will need to purchase surround speakers and probably a subwoofer to really experience a decent 'surround' sound.

dave

2025-11-11T19:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Bose is very good

In use about a month. Replaced a (discontinued) sound touch 300. Have an issue or 2 .. working my way thru downloaded handbook and seeing if I can address my concerns and explore all the useful info.

Rich

Bose Smart Soundbar Specifications

  • Color

    Black

  • Material

    Metal, Plastic

  • Connectivity/Compatibility

    Network (Wi-Fi Enabled)

  • Bluetooth Range

    30' (9.14m)

  • Bluetooth Version

    5.0

  • Power Primary Source

    AC Power

  • Microphone Feature

    2 Microphones for Voice

  • Microphone Placement

    Front and back

  • Audio/Speaker Feature

    Surround Sound Configuration

  • Audio Format

    Dolby Atmos
    Dolby Digital
    Dolby Digital Plus
    Dolby True-HD

  • Control Feature

    Microphone Off
    Remote Control (Infrared)
    In App Control
    In App Volume Control
    Voice Assistant

  • Voice Assistant

    Amazon Alexa (Built In)
    Google Assistant (Built In)

  • Cable Feature

    Detachable Cable

  • Wi-Fi Content Access

    AirPlay 2
    Amazon Music
    iHeart
    SiriusX M
    Spotify
    Pandora
    Deezer
    TuneIn

  • Number of Speakers

    5

  • Video Feature

    Audio Return Channel
    Consumer Electronics Control
    Enhanced Audio Return Channel

  • Input and Output

    1x HDMI Input
    1x Optical TOSLink
    1x USB Input (For Service)
    1x Optional Bass Module

  • Standby Power Consumption

    Less than 0.5 Watts

  • Standby Feature

    Network Enabled in Standby
    Remote Function Enabled

  • Dimensions

    27.5 x 2.25" (69.5 x 6cm)

About Bose Smart Soundbar, Black

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A Great Upgrade from the Solo 5 TV Speaker

By Atanarjuat

The Smart Soundbar was a much-needed upgrade from the Bose Solo 5 TV Speaker which I had been using and frankly had been finding a little underwhelming. I welcomed the Smart Soundbar to our living room a couple of weeks before Christmas, which was perfect timing in terms of taking it through its paces with all the binge-watching of movies and catching up on episodes! The Soundbar comes packaged with everything you need to get connected right away, and the set up is incredibly easy with the B...

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Surpassed Expectations!

By WECK

This is my third Bose Soundbar purchase. It's more than I expected. I was jumping up from the Soundbar 300 and it's surpassed my expectations.

Full immersion. For everything you play.

Bose Smart Soundbar

Impressively immersive audio

With Dolby Atmos® and TrueSpace technology, you hear sound that feels far bigger than the Smart Soundbar.

Support for Dolby Atmos®

Enjoy Dolby Atmos®-enabled content with sound that moves around and above you.

Support for Dolby Atmos®

True-to-life audio with TrueSpace technology

Bose TrueSpace smartly upmixes non-Atmos content into full multi-channel audio.

AI-powered dialogue mode

With A.I. Dialogue Mode, voices are enhanced and balanced against background sound.

AI-powered dialogue mode

Upward-firing, low-profile drivers

This soundbar delivers sound that feels three-dimensional.

Bose Smart Soundbar

Your favorite voice assistants

With Amazon Alexa (built-in) or Google Assistant, you have hands-free control over everything.

Your favorite voice assistants

Control your TV with voice commands

Thanks to Bose Voice4Video technology, you can use Alexa to power on your TV, switch inputs, or adjust volume.

An app is all it takes

From guided setup to choosing all your preferences, the Bose app is the key to all Smart Soundbar has to offer. Connect the soundbar to your TV using either HDMI™ eARC/ARC or the optical audio connection (both cables are included) and hook it up to power. The Bose app walks you through the rest. You can then set up voice control and Voice4Video, manage Bose Wi-Fi-enabled products, update software, and browse all your music in one place.

An app is all it takes

Stream it all your way

With Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, Apple AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and Chromecast, stream music or podcasts the way you want.

Stream it all your way

Key Features

  • Immerse yourself in Dolby Atmos sound with this Bose smart soundbar for a cinematic experience.
  • Enjoy seamless connectivity; stream music via Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2, Spotify, and Bluetooth on this soundbar.
  • Voice control is built-in! Use Alexa or Google Assistant to manage your smart soundbar hands-free.
  • Experience crystal-clear audio with enhanced dialogue, perfect for movies, music, and gaming sessions.
  • Sleek, compact design (27.5") ensures this soundbar fits seamlessly into any home theater setup.
  • Expand your system; easily add a Bose bass module for deeper, richer sound and an enhanced experience.