Customer Ratings & Reviews

I recently received the Bose Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer to round out a home theater set, along with a sound bar and satellite speakers. While I like the entire set, this subwoofer blew me away. I first noticed something was different when I picked up the box with the subwoofer...and it was a lot heavier than any other subwoofer I ever owned. Now that alone doesn't mean it's good, but as I mentioned, this subwoofer is incredible. To set it up, you download the Bose app and connect to the speaker. It walks you through setup and the app has help documents if you run into any issues. After getting it setup in the app and adding it to my home theater set (Bose Lifestyle Ultra sound bar and satellite speakers), I changed the bass to the highest level and played some music. The whole house would rumble from the bass. I've had previous subwoofers that could do that, but those always sounded distorted. The Bose is crystal clear...just an amazing experience. I usually never keep the subwoofer at the highest setting since it there is too much distortion, but since this one was so clear, I kept it at that setting and I love it! Overall, I would highly, highly recommend the Bose Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer.

This qn an absolute powerhouse. Set up is simple and is done so via the Bose app. Comes with aimply the speaker and power cord. I have this paired with the new Bose Lifestyle soundbar and satellite to complete the 7.4.1 system. The top of the subwoofer is a high gloss glass and stands out in the room. It will work with previous soundbars and connects easily. The bass remains clear and undistored at any volume level given it has CleanBass technology. It truly moves the room when properly placed. I've owned several Bose systems and this is its most sophisticated to date. The app affords you the ability to fine tune the module with sound levels and again ties in with the Lifestyle Ultra soundbar and the new Lifestyle satellite speakers. It is recommended that all speakers be within 30 feet of one another for the best possible sound quality and connects wirelessly with the other companion speakers. I would recommend this highly as collectively it is the system Bose has delivered to the consumer market.

I’ve had the Bose TV Speaker and the Smart Soundbar in use under my TV before, as well as the Soundlink Mini & Micro bluetooth speakers around the home - but I’ve never had one of their subs - so overall, I can say I have a grasp for the Bose sound quality. With the new Lifestyle Ultras, they are taking on one of my favorite audio companies head on and it’s a fun comparison. This needs to differ from my normal Good/Meh/Bad overview and I’ll be calling out things I like, don’t like or are problematic (**) or am indifferent/critical on (*), given the following categories: —- The App —- Stereo Pair Ultras —- Ultras as Standalone Speakers —- Streaming The App: Wow, it can be a pain Full disclosure: I started using the system before it was released to the retail community, so the App did pose some challenges but I found a handful of uninstall/reinstalls on my Galaxy S26 Ultra got me to complete the setup. I have two of the Lifestyle Ultras and during setup, only one of the two Lifestyle speakers were found. Then one speaker got caught in a weird state where it was unresponsive. A remove/re-install of the App and a few factory resets of the Lifestyle Ultras got everything connected and updated. These speakers are said to be close to rivals speakers - allowing for individual speaker use, or putting them together in a pair - or added to your existing Lifestyle Soundbar/Subwoofer pair (see my reviews on them)! —- Entertainment Setup: I added them to my entertainment combo first and boy, these speakers are crazy good as rears. I was hearing things I don’t even remember hearing when I was running an Onkyo Receiver & hard-wired rears. While this Bose Lifestyle 5.1 setup may not last long in its complete configuration, I did run it through the ringer with my favorite movies like: The Fast and The Furious (OG), Sin City, Pulp Fiction, Fear & Loathing and even Star Wars. Any those will get you cars, explosions, guns, background talking, and all the things that make up a good movie experience. *Critique - since they’re ‘smart’ enabled, there’s a microphone and that microphone can be muted which is great, however there’s no way to turn off the RED led on the top of the speakers. —- Stereo Pair configuration: I then broke them away from the Entertainment config and set up the Lifestyle Ultras in a Stereo Pair in my office. **Issue: I found when building a pair, they won’t work well as a pair until they’ve been power cycled, post pair formation. I had this happen on numerous occasions as I’ve created & broken the pairs for various usage around the house. *Critique - no changes with the RED mute LED in this configuration - it can’t be turned off even in this configuration - so it seems this isn’t doable yet. In a pair, they don’t quite overtake my existing <competitor’s> 300s, but the sound is also quite different. A wider sound again, for these in a pair and technically they’re not a direct competition for those but they ended up being pretty close! As a pair on a covered lanai countertop, the speakers are clear and no noticeable bluetooth lag when compared to other speakers in the same ‘outdoor’ setting with the same TV on a talking-dominated show (say, Golf). Flipping to music brings about a booming of the bass which absolutely caught me off guard and rocked the patio. These are absolutely my new party speakers! It was simple to create the pair and even “pair” them (as a single speaker) to my TV as all it took was toggling the source to be Bluetooth on the App and then scanning for the speaker. — Lifestyle Ultras as stand-alone smart speakers: I liked these in a pair and felt that the combination of both speakers’ bass responses were a great match to each other. By themselves, the sound continues to be good and tuning the bass with proper positioning is key. The power cord's length is sufficient and I found the both ends of the connections to be snug and I’d be totally comfortable putting them up on the top of my cabinets, or in an alcove on the counter top to add some sound to the kitchen without fear of an accidental disconnect. —- Streaming: Streaming to these devices is easy with Spotify Connect, Bluetooth and Google Cast. Once enabled, Cast from YouTube Music - and if using Spotify, just select the Speaker / Pair, etc that’s been configured and walk away, as there’s a transfer of the song to the device, it’s not tied to your phone like when connected via Bluetooth. When using Bluetooth, say from a TV - it’s still easy, make an input mode App change and you’re off to send whatever to the speakers after pairing. *Caveat - but I think it’s more of a non-Bose App issue to be aware of. If you cast to “speaker 1” and then pair it with another Ultra speaker and call it “pair” - then try to stream to pair - there’s a cache of sorts that makes the streaming not work to both speakers, or they echo. Waiting enough time and/or power cycling the speakers will broadcast the new proper speaker name & streams will be working without issue (or so it did for me). Wow, these are fun - highly recommended and if you can - pick up the Lifestyle Soundbar & Subwoofers to turn your living room into a powerhouse movie center!

I got this Bose Lifestyle sound bar along with a full package of Lifestyle, Ultra Subwoofer, and Lifestyle Ultra Surround Speaker; therefore, I am describing this as a full setup, not as an individual sound bar or subwoofer or the Lifestyle speaker. Unpacking Everything comes in recyclable packaging, and the products are well packed because of the weight of the subwoofer, which is very heavy. The box was opened on one side, but otherwise, everything was OK. No damage. I hope Bose should put more sturdy packaging. The sound bar comes with an HDMI cable, and a Power Cable , Subwoofer comes with only Power Cable. The Lifestyle Surround Speakers comes with Power cables. Build Quality The soundbar has a glass top and instead of metal mash. It has a woven soft fabric. this is my personal preference- I like the metal mesh more than the fabric, just because I feel like the metal is more sturdy and gets a more premium look than the fabric. The fabric also attracts more dust and over time It will get dirty while the metal mesh you can simply wipe with a soft damp cloth and it again shines. on the right side of the sound bar. There is a volume button and a play/ pause button, all are touch buttons. The upward firing Dolby Atoms speaker is also at the end of the sound bar. I like the previous version of the Sound Bar Ultra, but this is my personal preference. Other people might like this. Overall, it does give a premium feel. The subwoofer and the small speakers also follow the same woven mesh cloth aesthetics and look the same and easily blend with any room decor. Setup I have other Bose products, soundbar ultra and also quite comfort headphones, and I own the Bose product since the SoundTouch series which I still love. So, as always, the set up is based on the app, you have to download the Bose app, and then everything is just on a screen prompt, and you have to follow the set up. For this particular product, there was a little bit of a hiccup in the beginning. Sometimes the subwoofer was not recognizing, sometimes one of the small speakers was not recognized, and I think that it was as soon as I turned on the speakers. They were downloading a software update or firmware update. That issue went away after some time when things became installed and restarted. They just pair up with each other and kind of become a home theater system. I set up so that the sound bar is in front of my TV and the subwoofer is on the right side of the sound bar, and two surround speakers are on the back of the room on the left and right sides. Connection are wireless, that means everything is just a need to be connected in power, and then it’s just a breeze. The small speakers can be set up in a different way. Can we use them as individual speakers or in a stereo speaker in a different room so that it gives different options. And that’s really good to have. More speakers can be added at a later time point, or if someone wants to have a 7.1 experience, they can buy more speakers and add them to experience a truly immersive sound. Sound output, dialogue clarity, and bass The sound output is really crisp and clean. Their is in a toggle button in the app that you can turn on the dialogue or spoken dialogue clarity you can choose from low, medium, and high. Even without turning that on, the dialogues are very clear, and I really like this feature on the Bose speakers. During the setup The app automatically asks to connect the sound bar to Wi-Fi and find speakers and subwoofer on the network, and once everything is set up, it asks whether we want to tune the sound or surround experience based on our room. That is a good thing because as we have furniture and other stuff in the room, so it can tune up at the place where you sit and adjust the surround experience based on that. These days, everything is becoming up-based and phone-based, and I really do not like that because now I have to, let’s suppose if I have to change the volume or any other settings. I have to pick up my phone. It would have been very good if Bose included a remote with this product, and I still miss the universal remote with my SoundTouch sound bar. It is kind of becoming a personal music system, not for a family or shared one, so everyone has to have an app and use the phone to change basic things. That’s one down point; a remote could have been much better so that if I want to increase the bass, I can simply press the button on the remote or enable the spoken dialogue clarity button. The app has different controls in the volume and tribble and surround, which can be adjusted individually from -10 to +10. The midway is zero; even at the midway, that is zero value, the sound output is really loud and very clear; it does not break if you increase the volume. The subwoofer is really very deep bass. I am living on the first floor in an apartment building and even at zero mid value I was watching a movie and the whole floor was filled with the deep bass that was really a thrilling experience, and the surround system really built up on that and it is really a movie hall kind of experience. Overall, I really like the Lifestyle Ultra series sound bar and speaker system in my personal feeling. I felt that the series is missing a universal remote, and it would have been great if instead of the fabric, it should have a premium metal mash like their previous soundbars. I do recommend this anyone want to have a home theater experience

Subwoofer: I’ve had the Bose TV Speaker and the Smart Soundbar in use under my TV before, as well as the Soundlink Mini & Micro Bluetooth speakers around the home - but I’ve never had one of their subs - so overall, I can say I have a grasp for the Bose sound quality. This needs to differ from my normal Good/Meh/Bad overview and I’ll be calling out things I like, don’t like or are problematic (**) or am indifferent/critical on (*), given the following categories: —- The App —- The Subwoofer (with corresponding Lifestyle soundbar references) The App: Wow, it can be a pain Full disclosure: I started using the system before it was released to the retail community. When you’ve initialized all of the components, using the App becomes easier. I found that a source of pain in the early stages was discovering all of the speakers. My Bose Lifestyle Soundbar was found immediately (other review) - but the Subwoofer was nowhere to be seen. I found a handful of uninstall/re-installs on my Galaxy S26 Ultra got me to find the subwoofer and complete the setup. When you’ve decided on your configuration, I highly recommend using the CustomTune feature, where in combination with your phone (instead of a mic connected to an Amp), the speakers (soundbar/subwoofer) will tune sounds for the 3 positions you may sit in when watching TV. This is a punchy subwoofer with a good amount of tunable range that only adds to the experience. Even on low, you know it’s on. Music thumps - and it really does thump … even songs that you don’t hear much bass from normally show it when this sub is in the mix! Don’t want the subwoofer? Use the App and toggle it off. Once you do that, the soundbar resumes as the bass producer. Small changes in the App for bass strength goes from -10 to +10 to suit any sound configuration that you may want. I find myself around 0 or even -2 during the day or during dialogue-focused TV. Movies? 4 or so … even then, the kid comes out to tell me it’s very boomy. On top of all of the benefits of this sub, it has a pretty small footprint and doesn’t emit any hums or buzzes that I’ve experienced in other subs in the past. Now I imagine that the Lifestyle products are meant to be paired together, so you’ll also be running a fantastic soundbar. Check out my review on the soundbar if you get a chance! I consider this a highly recommended upgrade for your Lifestyle Soundbar!

I've owned many Bose products in the past so when I saw these wireless speakers, I was excited to give them a try. These speakers are designed to be used as rear satellite speakers, though I set them up towards the front of the TV since I didn't have space in the back to place them. I will eventually get some wall mounts to get them behind me, but they do a great job from anywhere in the room. I got these along with the sound bar and subwoofer. You can setup each product individually, but to get the full effect I recommend setting them up together. However, since this review is for the satellites, I will focus on that. Setup was straight-forward, though I did run into a glitch that it wasn't seeing one of the speakers after I added it to the set. This could be due to the fact that they are a brand new product and I received them before they were fully released to the public. After removing the speakers from the set and re-adding them, everything worked fine. The Bose app that is used to set them up is intuitive and has help documents ready for you if there are any issues. As I have other Bose products, I already had the app and was familiar with it. These speakers produce great sound whether you are watching TV, movies, sports, or just listening to music. The sound clarity is amazing! There were many times with my old speakers that I would have to rewind what I was watching to understand what was being said. So far with these Bose speakers I haven't had to do that once. The sound fills the room. To get the full experience, create a home theater setup by adding the subwoofer and sound bar. You will be blown away by the sound quality when all of them are working together. I would highly recommend the Bose Lifestyle Ultras for front or rear speakers. I tested them at the front of the TV and they made the listening experience so much better.

⭐⭐⭐☆☆ 3/5 Stars As an avid music and audio enthusiast, I was excited to see Bose introduce the new Lifestyle speaker component. The design is modern, attractive, and clearly aimed at competing with brands like Sonos in the premium whole-home audio space. From a visual and build-quality standpoint, Bose did a great job. Unfortunately, this is where my excitement started to fade. What many consumers—and even some store associates—may not realize is that the new Lifestyle speaker does not integrate with Bose’s existing home theater ecosystem. I currently own a Bose Smart Ultra 900, Bose 700 Soundbar, Bose 600 Soundbar, and multiple Bose subwoofers and accessories. Before purchasing, I contacted Bose Support directly and learned that while the new Lifestyle speaker can be added to the Bose app, it cannot be grouped with existing Bose home theater systems for synchronized playback. In other words, it operates as a standalone product rather than becoming part of the ecosystem many longtime Bose customers have already invested thousands of dollars into. For me, this completely defeats the purpose of expanding my Bose setup. One of the biggest advantages of premium audio brands is ecosystem integration, and Bose missed an opportunity here. Existing customers should not have to start over to enjoy new products. The speaker itself is cool, well-designed, and sounds great, but the lack of backward compatibility and ecosystem integration is a major disappointment. It feels like Bose is trying to compete with Sonos while overlooking one of the most important aspects of building a successful multi-room audio platform: seamless connectivity across generations of products. I’m also concerned about the long-term strategy. The Bose app hasn’t seen a meaningful refresh in years, and introducing a separate product path without integrating existing flagship products raises questions about scalability and future support. For now, I’ll continue enjoying my Bose 900 setup and wait to see whether Bose improves compatibility in future updates. Until then, I can’t justify investing further into the Lifestyle platform. As a longtime Bose customer, I’m going to hold onto this speaker for now and give Bose an opportunity to evolve the platform. However, if I begin experiencing issues or find that the ecosystem continues to move in a direction that doesn’t support existing customers, I may seriously consider moving to Sonos. One thing Sonos appears to have figured out is ecosystem integration. Even as they introduce new products and upgrade their speaker lineup, their systems generally continue to work together within the same environment. That’s the kind of long-term compatibility and customer-focused approach that premium audio buyers expect. Bose has built an excellent product, but there is still work to do when it comes to creating a truly connected ecosystem.

The software glitches killed the experience for me. I spent close to 8 hours trying to create a 'stereo' pair with two Bose Lifestyle Ultra Wireless speakers. It irked me. Great audio if you use them individually, google cast works great. BE prepared to struggle with the stereo pairing. I tried multiple times - reset to factory settings, updated firmware, unplugged and plugged - it took about four hours to get them to pair. 10 minutes in, audio disconnects from one speaker, then it restores, then it disconnects.... SHEESH! At $299 per speaker, the software experience sucked. This dissuaded me from getting the soundbar and the sub woofer. Also, it only has Alexa available as a voice assistant. There is no option to enable Google Gemini. It has the option to Google Cast.

The Bose rears are excellent speakers. You can also use them as a stereo set up as a left and right channel and they work great.

I purchased two of these speakers as rear surrounds for my Bose Lifestyle Ultra system, and they perform exceptionally well. Setup was quick and easy, and the wireless connection has been reliable. The sound is clear, immersive, and adds a great sense of depth to movies, TV shows, and gaming. Despite their compact size, they deliver impressive performance. Highly recommended for anyone looking to complete their Bose home theater setup.

Bose subwoofers sounds great has good low and deep bass good mids all around great for the family

Beautiful clear sound. Would definitely recommend. Planning to get another speaker to pair them together.

Bought two to finish my Bose Lifestyle soundbar surround sound setup. Sounds great.

Purchased this along with the Bose Lifestyle soundbar. Sounds great.

Great speaker, awesome sound quality and very nice build.

This Bose speaker is one of the absolute best that I have bought, considering the cost of every other speaker I’ve tried I should have just thrown in on this one along time ago. Absolutely amazing sound.

very heavy, and not only heavy but heavy DUTY subwoofer that puts in work on those lows. sounds amazing paired with Bose matching soundbar. incredible system.

This subwoofer is the best and it compliments the soundbar. If you really want to test this subwoofer watch Dune and see how it sounds

Once you have the full set, you will never regret this purchase. This speaker is great especially for movies

great, versatile speaker. i love how it can be used standalone, or with the Bose Lifestyle soundbar and sub!