Set up easy Download a app and within minutes you’re good to go the Alexa built in to the sound bar compliments It very well controlling volume etc. The impressive thing is even when the volume is loud playing a movie or jamming to your favorite song you can just normally speak at a normal level and the response is very pleasing and on point. The sound bar itself sounds amazing it has two woofers on the back of the sound bar that produces amazing death and bass and the amazing sound you expect from any Bose products. If you add the subwoofer which is worth the money it is truly an amazing sound I’m able to sit in my living room and feel the bass and experience such a clear sound Is simply priceless. I have purchased the arctic white version of the sound bar it looks amazing the equality and feel of the sound bar is on point.

I didn't have a choice of 4.5 stars so I went higher rather than lower because the overall performance is excellent. However, there are a few caveats. While I have read reviews that say it performs well even without the sub woofer, I would have to disagree. In fact, the system only really comes into being a high performance system when you add the sub and the 700 satellites for the rear. This makes it a much more expensive system but the same is true for the Sonos Arc system and I first tried the Sonos Arc system and I did not think it sounded as good. I used this with a new Samsung 65" Frame TV and there were issues with the setup that bear mentioning. The Samsung has an HDMI/eArc port for use with a sound system. It is very sensitive to the cable being used (it took a while to discover this problem with calls to Bose and Samsung pointing fingers at each other and not providing a solution). The Samsung software wants an HDMI 2.1 cable if you have anything else plugged into another HDMI port on the TV (in my case a Portal TV). It interferes with the TV's ability to properly detect the sound bar and thus no HDMI option appears when setting up sound, only Bluetooth, internal speakers and Optical. It would occasionally provide a connection and then the connection would disappear. After I put all HDMI 2.1 cables on my TV for the sound bar, the Portal TV and the Cable company box the problem vanished. Best Buy did not have the right cables so I purchased them on Amazon (also much less expensive). The cables I used are the Zeskit Maya 8K 48GB for $19.95. I am very technically knowledgeable but it took a lot of time and effort to find this solution. Additionally, I was not able to get Alexa to work on it. I will probably not bother to trouble shoot this issue because the Samsung TV offers Alexa as does the Portal TV and I just don't need 3 devices all running Alexa right next to each other. The Samsung also offers Bixby which is a better fit for TV use. The bottom line is that as both a music system and a TV 5.1 system, when used with the other components it is an excellent though expensive sound system. Yes, you could do better with audiophile discreet components but you would have a far more complex setup and if your significant other is like mine, she would not like the appearance of speakers all over the living room and dominating the aesthetics. Fortunately, the rear satellite speakers are slim and very small and pretty much disappear into the background.

Setup is easy, sound clarity is awesome. Built in Alexa does it’s magic to the connected devices- flawless integration with Samsung tv though HDMI. Love it’s built quality and sound. Will add a bass module in some time but even without it it works perfect.

This one got my purchase because of the sound that comes out of it is in a league of its own! Very slim and barely noticeable. Paired with Bose’s subwoofer, this think will bring your house/ apartment down and ruin your ear drums! Call me old school if you must but was thrilled it comes with a remote. Think its silly other sound bars are phone only. With the Bose you have both! The range on remote and phone is great! No negatives to report so far!

Great volume, nice to have google home integration, althought gives me some problems sometimes.