TV Speaker - Soundbar for TV with Bluetooth and HDMI-ARC Connectivity, All-in-One Compact Soundbar, Includes Remote Control, Black

This is my third and hopefully final soundbar in my hunt for something that just works. I did a bit of research that landed me on the Bose TV Speaker. This is for a living room with a 20' ceiling and a TV mounted above the fireplace. With young kids, the TV is usually on their shows during the day or mom and dad trying to watch something in the evening. We aren't looking to be fully immersed in booming action movies, dialogue is the focus. The last one I had would drown out dialogue with background music and I was always trying to adjust the levels. This is perfect, I don't have to fiddle with it and it does a great job of staying consistent and I never have an issue hearing dialogue. It connected easily to my Roku TV and even supports Roku TV integration, allowing me to adjust things through the TV interface. I like that it's relatively small while packing powerful audio. The only problem I had may have been due to my TV - when I connected to the Bose over Bluetooth it messed up the hdmi-arc connection and my TV was no longer powering the Bose on and off, I had to factory reset the TV to resolve this and I haven't tried the Bluetooth connection since. Bottom line is that I didn't want to spend more than $200 and I just wanted something that would just work - apparently that is a unicorn in today's age of soundbars - and the Bose TV Speaker is that unicorn

Easy set up. Great sound. I have a Sony TV, I connected it using the optical cable. I connected my phone via Bluetooth and everything works great. I am impressed by the bass even though it doesn’t have separate bass reflex speaker. Amaizin value for the price.

Bought a giant name brand TV for the family room but the sound was flat. A couple hundred bucks and a few hours later amazon delivered this. Now there is actually some bass and you can actually understand people talking. Wish I had known a decade ago that something this simple and cheap makes such a huge difference in the tv watching experience. I did have a few issues with it crashing at first, but a little research revealed a setting on the TV that causes the issue and since changing that, it hasn't happened again. For myself I don't see any point in buying one of the significantly more expensive systems.

I bought a LGC5 TV and like most televisions these days it has god awful internal speakers. It doesn't make sense to spend a lot of money on a nice picture only to use it's terrible speakers so I knew I needed better sound. I knew going into this that sound bars are notoriously frowned upon in the audio world. If you do any research you'll quickly find out they're overpriced and don't offer nearly the quality as a multi-speaker set up with a subwoofer. However due to the location of my TV I was severely limited on my audio choices, I just didn't have room for much of anything, even most soundbars were too big for what I needed. One of the only ones that fit my specs was this Bose bar so I bought it because I didn't really have much of an option. The set up was easy, just plug it into power and use the ARC HDMI port for audio. The sound quality is not bad for what it is but I was just looking for a product that was a step up from TV speakers so the bar was set pretty low. I played some music on YouTube and it was definitely a fuller sound compared to the flat sound that came with the TV A few ending notes 1. This sound bar is $279 msrp but is often found for $199. Just wait for the price drop because I don't think this thing is worth almost $300. I personally used a $50 credit so it was only 150ish for me 2. As I mentioned I don't recommend a sound bar if you're really looking for good sound. But if you're truly set on a sound bar I highly recommend getting one that includes a subwoofer. I have another sound bar from Vizio that includes a sub and it's noticeably better 3. An HDMI cable is not included but an optical cable is. I highly recommend an HDMI if your TV has an ARC option, it's a better set up.

Perfect for our needs. We watch most of our TV in our bedroom and this does a great job. Voices are bright and clear. While you won't feel the bass you can hear it well enough. It doesn't sound muddy either. Just the right amount of treble and bass to upgrade your tv speakers.

This Bose TV Speaker has pretty good sound quality for the tv because it does sound better than the tv speakers and better volume and the speech is a little clearer, but that's about as far as it goes. I purchased this sound bar after looking at many, but mostly because I have been a Bose fan for many decades and in the days of them becoming to where they are now everything was exceptional until I received this product. Bose dropped the ball on this one and seem to be living now off their name of top-quality products and service in the past and you know what starts to happen when you cut back on the quality, you start to lose your long time customers and no repurchase's from most new ones so business starts to decline, and we all know what has happened to big companies in the past. You charge high dollars so put back in the quality you use too. For two days I have been trying to get a simple question answered from them and no response. After purchasing this product, I have come to realize the only subwoofer I can add to this sound bar which has poor bass, is programed only for their brand, and their cheapest woofer starting at $500.00 plus, that is ridicules. The Bluetooth is version is 4.2, that came out around 2011 or 12 so outdated, much cheaper brands even have the newer versions, heck the remote is not even Bluetooth! You have to make sure no other devices have Bluetooth on to connect to a single device you want par and listen two, a lot of others allow two at once so you can switch back and forth. There is absolutely no way to turn on or control the sound bar if you lose the remote, battery goes bad or if the remote goes bad, but we all know that does not happen now does it? For a 300-dollar soundbar especially from Bose I expected more, half was for the name and the other half for the actual worth of the unit and to get more bass I need to spend over $500.00 more when other top brand units come with a sound bar for under $300.00. I should be able to connect other subwoofer brands to this unit but from all my checking only a couple of people have gotten lucky, I have two and neither one will work with this unit when I connected them, so It's kind of like I gotcha from Bose if you want to upgrade your sound bar for $500.00 plus more to Bose. Yes, looks like this one is going back to Bose. Update: I decided to keep the speaker even as disappointed as I am with this so outdated speaker and mine was made in 2023 and then 28 days after using it just stopped working after being on for about a hour and a half, it only blinks the two lights white 3 times and turns the tv side light green and does this over and over again and will not turn off unless you unplug it, plug it back up and light off a couple of minutes then automatically turns back on and starts the same process over and over, So much for quality Bose I did not even get a months' worth of use and thank goodness I had two days left to return, never again for me Bose. Service is nonexistent never got a answer for a simple question I sent earlier so just imagine how it is with a real problem.

This has turned out to be a really nice soundbar for my purposes. I had been using a low cost nice and decent sounding speaker sold as a soundbar. The problem was too much bass. I live in a townhouse and I'm sure the boom of the bass was annoying the neighbor. So I decided to try a 'plan b". The Bose speaker is very expensive, yes it is. But what it does is allow you to turn the bass all the way down and do enhance speech mode. Helps me so much. I have hearing loss at the high end from a career that involved being at the gun range all my adult life. And the highs are suffering. Voices fall into that. This boosts the treble and the voices, so you can hear voices so much better. Momma always said life isn't always fair, that you have to pay so much to get that feature when there are cheaper options, but they are goofy in how they work and aren't reliable with connecting to HDMI-ARC, sometimes connect, sometimes not, can't turn down excessive bass, and can't boost voices, that kind of thing. Bose is perfect if you are in the same situation as me.

I should have just bought this originally and hard wired a Bose subwoofer to the bass port. Definitely learned a good lesson and will not make this mistake again! This Bose TV speaker replaced a Sony HT-S400 2.1 system ($299) that I got on sale at $100 off. I took the deal and regretted it ever since because the Sony continually cut out at random intervals and sounded a little muddled - another story for another time. The Bose TV Speaker name just sounds so plain, no numbers, and no gimmicks, BUT the sound clarity, range, and quality is so far beyond the Sony that there is no comparison. I was able to increase the base a little on the Bose and although not thumping, adds a good amount more of low range. And the dialog is so clear with the extra center speaker that until you hear it you would not know what you were missing. Planning to add a Bose subwoofer in near future, and when added, will result in a 3.1 system with high end left/center/right sound coming from the Bose TV Speaker and a ridiculous amount of base from the Bose subwoofer. A little more than originally planned dollar wise, but in the end this is better than a bundled system sold by the tv brands at a similar price point for sure. Even without planning the addition of a subwoofer, I am more than happy using just the Bose TV Speaker by itself over the old sound bar with a subwoofer, which is actually $20 more today on Amazon. If I remember in the next week or two, I will try to update my review after adding the Bose subwoofer to confirm successful installation.

I picked up the Bose TV Speaker to replace my old CineMate Bose system that finally died, and so far it’s been an excellent, hassle-free replacement. Setup was plug-and-play with my existing Bose TV’s optical out and it started working immediately. I haven’t used the Dialogue Enhancer feature, but even without it the speaker delivers clear, natural-sounding audio that suits my room very well. The unit is compact but sounds bigger than it looks. The bass has respectable weight for such a small speaker — not a home-theatre rumble, but enough to give action scenes and music some presence. The included remote is simple and intuitive, and overall build quality feels solid and understated like other Bose products. Pros: - Smooth setup — truly plug-and-play - Clear, balanced sound that fits the room nicely - Compact footprint; good for smaller living areas or bedrooms - Solid build and easy-to-use remote Cons: - Not a substitute for a full surround system if you want immersive multi-channel audio - Won’t match a dedicated subwoofer for deep bass Would recommend if you want an easy, reliable upgrade from an older compact Bose unit — great for improving everyday TV sound without fuss.

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Buena opcion, la calidad claro se siente diferente a una barra comecial, de inicio pense no sonaba bien y le faltaba potencia pero es que hay que saberla configurar, la puse cob hdmi y se configuro al control remoto de izzi para se prenda y apague con la tv, al cambiar el volumen de la tv sale el modo de amplificador y la pongo al 40 y se escucha bastante fuerte sin modo de amplificacion de voz (que parece un extra bastante fuerte) a vexes le quito esta funcion ya al dormir porque se escucha muy potente, en realidad la barra es bastante buena pense que necesitaria a fuerza el modulo de bajos pero bajea bien para una barra al nivel de una barra 2.1 creative que tenia antes (60/80rms aprox) la verdad solo hay que moverle, jugarle a configurarla y listo, el volumen sin este modo que sale en la tv el nivel es dificil de subir y piensas no sube, la calidad es muy buena y escucho muy diferente a la barra anterior aunque fuera 2.1, si muy contento y la calidad es demaciado bueno, por el precio es una super compra, no duden en pedirla.

Perfecta Barra de Sonido Bosé, la marca lo dice todo, sonido excelente,calidad excelente,precio excelente , la recomiendo ampliamente.!!!

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