Customer Ratings & Reviews

We can understand dialogue much better now, which was a problem with our age related, degraded hearing. Universal remote replaces Directv remote, Samsung TV remote and Apple TV remote, another great plus. Has just enough bass, which is adjustable.

Great sound in a small package... But, after 3 years of great service, died... Remote is confusing, cannot tell which end is front just by picking it up...

Have only had it a couple of days, but it is great for a small room. The sound quality is excellent and it was so easy to install. Plug in, hook up optical, turn on. Small, compact and makes a huge difference. Only fault is the remote is huge.

The sound bar sounds so much better than the tv, the universal remote allows you to program your dvd/bluray player but has No eject button. Huh? i will keep my bar but am disappointed that something so blatantly obvious was left out

Great for entry level soundbar for an inexpensive price.

I kept the box in the garage in case I wanted to return it. I will be keeping it. It is a big improvement over the TV speakers. I really like the voice isolation. I used to watch shows with the closed caption on. It has just enough bass and you can hear the dialogue. That said, I have two complaints. 1) it is just as loud as I would have expected. It is loud enough--barely. I have it on max volume all the time. That is just enough, but just enough. I wish it was this loud at about half volume. 2) I wish there were some visible indication of how loud it is. When you turn the volume up on your TV, it shows you that you are at volume level xx. With the Bose solo, you don't know if you are at 5 or 8 or maxed out.

Initially, we were very pleased with this soundbar's sound quality. With the exception of the Bluetooth connection which in my opinion is not very good. The winning aspect of this soundbar is the width (less than 22 inches). It fit perfectly within our tv stand's cabinet. It is very difficult to find a compact soundbar with descent sound quality. And we honestly did not want a 3 foot bar sitting on our tv stand. This was our first soundbar, so we don't have a point of reference for comparison. But, the sound was sufficient for the small room we used it in. The voice enhancing feature was used quite frequently due to the washed out and low audio during dialog portions of movies and tv shows with the normal setting. The remote is enormous. And a bit complex to program. So, get your thinking caps on when you take on this 'task'. And finally, the deal-breaker. The reason this Bose is getting two stars is because of failure within two years of purchase. Unfortunately, I put too much trust in the brand, expecting the highest quality and performance. So, I did not purchase a protection plan. I have nothing but regret because now that $200 soundbar is a dust collecting dud right now. If you decide to get this soundbar, invest in the protection plan. Because, apparently since this is Bose's 'cheaper' model, this isn't going to generate as much revenue as their more expensive models. So, naturally these seem to be designed to fail more quickly. Needless to say, myself and my family are very disappointed. I hope that Bose will make a more reliable compact version by listening to their patron's reviews.

The soundbar was easy to set up. The sound is clear and rich and I like it very much. I understand why the best buy rating currently stands at 4.5. So why have I given a one star rating? The universal remote control! So what's wrong with it? Not much. In fact, I quite like it: it's one of the best universal remotes that I have ever had. So what's my beef? The "back button" doesn't work with Samsung Smart TVs. Is this a big deal? In one respect no - there are work arounds and I still use the Universal Remote. But occasionally, you manage to get into some hole in Netflix or YouTube which you just can't get out of without the back button. So there's no choice but to get of your big fat you-know-what to switch everything off and on again. Is this a first-world problem? You betcha. But here's the thing: I live in the first world and I expect such daft design oversights to be addressed. Myself and a merry band of fellow travellers have been complaining about this to Bose on their customer support website for over a year now, and nothing has been done about it. I'm not even convinced that Bose has yet accepted that there is problem to be fixed. What little feedback we have got has been PR wishy-washy to say the least.

Easy to set up, nice universal remote, small footprint. I would rate it at 5. For sound, I give it a 3, but I set my expectations too high.

Excellent sound quality. Great for sporting events and movies. Best Buy staff were very helpful with my questions regarding setup.

I live in a small one bed apt and this bose solo5 sound systems is just wright for me it kicks A

I've compared sound bars for over a year. I liked it better when I could adjust the bass myself. This has the best sound and I'm so pleased with my purchase.

This soundbar is the perfect solution for our tv in a smaller room. Great sound, we can hear the dialogue of the actors and it doesn't take up much space.

I have a nice TV but sound is avg. The BOSE sound bar now makes the TV great!

The Bose Solo 5 TV provides for a great 5.1 surround experience in a small package. Anytime we would watch a show/movie that provided 5.1 surround sound through my stock TV speakers, we could not hear the dialogue because there was not center channel. Now with the Solo TV 5, we can hear the dialogue clearly without constantly turning up the volume and down when there were loud sounds from left/right channels. Great sound bar for price and size.

Just bought a Sony E800 4K TV and I love it BUT the sound is poor because of small speakers doe to thin profile. Needed a sound bar to produce better sound. Thought about Bose and boy was I right. Great sound for a small bar; no subwoofer to contend with yet bass is commendable. Durability? Don’t know yet, but the unit is aluminum, not plastic, so it will probably be solid for the long run.

Great sound for an apartment. The controller is a bit bulky (takes up a lot of space on the end table).

I had been using a Bose SoundLink Mini II for my tv in my small living room and wanted the features this unit offered as well as what I assumed would be even better sound quality. I was extremely disappointed after installing it and comparing the sound quality between the two. The SoundLink Mini II not only comes in a smaller package, is cheaper and portable, but it has better sound quality and more bass. The bass coming out of this speaker is virtually non-existent so I'm not sure how others can say they felt no need for a subwoofer. I adjusted the bass level all the way up while listening to music and couldn't believe I'd spent so much on what I hoped would be the perfect solution for my small living room. I'll be returning this one and going with another option. If you simply want better audio quality than your tv speakers, there are many other options out there that will save you a lot of money.

First let me start by saying I was hesitate to buy this soundbar but at time of purchase I was returning another one that would not work with my TV the negative reviews made me doubt this one but did remember the overwhelming positive ones long story short I,m very happy with this purchase and would do it again if need be. Sound quality is excellent bass is ok but works for me.

I read 100's of reviews on sound bars. I bought this for my new LG 60" TV and didn't expect miracles. I have a high end JBL sound system on my other LG TV. I bought Bose as everybody knows they make a quality product. The sound on the Solo 5 is rich but the bar is lacking volume. I am in a 12 X 16 room and the TV and sound bar are facing me and the bar is just in front of the TV. The volume is adequate at best. The basic speakers on the LG 6300 have a tinny sound and the Solo 5 takes care of that. Then there is the fact that there are no controls or lights on the bar. There is one light that flickers when you change the volume but there is no way of knowing where on the scale you are. When you press the voice enhancement button on the remote, you do not know if it is on or off. I cannot even tell that there is a difference when I press it. If you are looking for just a 50% increase in sound quality over the standard built in TV speakers, this should satisfy you. This system was a disappointment to me.