Customer Ratings & Reviews

Better than TV speakers but not well balanced audio. Tested audio in open and enclosed space, various audio presets, etc. It just doesnt hit the mark. think to get True Bose quality, it takes a larger investment.

Returned this item and bought the sound bar 500, it wasn’t loud enough

Very trebly with my Samsung smart TVs you need the sub

I've had Insignia brand soundbars that sound better than this one. Not worth the money. I have a Lifestyle system so I bought this for the bedroom TV and while the dialogue boost did its job, overall the sound it delivers is poor. I returned it today...

highs dont seem clear, sounds muddy. Not what i expect from Bose.

Awful product. Awful product. Awful product!!!!!!!

This soundbar stopped working after a little over a year of having it.

I do love Bose product but this one is caveman ages. Even though it says Bluetooth it was hard to connect which I primarily I wanted plus hook up to my tv. It well with the the tv if you are only looking for tv hook up only.

Not much room for expansion. What you got is what you get. I sure hope Bose is not falling off with its great historical sound. Anyway, this item will be returned.

Unfortunately, the Bose Bluetooth speaker did not enhance the sound from the television.

Overall this is a great TV soundbar. What I appreciated the most was just how simple it was to set everything up. The directions were clear and I was up and running in no time with my TV and phone. While the sound quality is quite good for a small soundbar without a subwoofer, I must admit that I feel it could be better. The bass is surprisingly good, but it's still not as rich and full as it would be with a separate subwoofer. To be fair, this is billed as a "TV Speaker" not a soundbar. I also found that voices coming through were very clear, but a bit sharp or harsh for my taste. Overall the sound is great and these are just nit-picky comments. One thing I definitely like is how fast the speaker starts when the TV is powered on. The speaker detects the TV on and gives sound in just a few seconds with the HDMI-ARC connection.

It never turned on. Wasted time in shipping it back

Honestly never in my life would’ve gave Best Buy a bad review but seriously? Forgot the remote? There is 4 things total that are supposed to come in the box an you leave out one of the most important ones

This was not the soundbar for me. It didnt have enough base. I returned it.

Absolutely a piece of trash! Horrible! Buy Sonos!!!

This Bose TV Speaker is LOUD! It surely packs a punch in any small to medium room. I didn't try it in a bigger space but I'm sure it would fill it easily. First, the unit. This system is stylish, sleek and very attractive. It doesn't take up a lot of room, hides (if you want it to) in the décor easily and just looks super cool. The remote is also very neat looking. This system was super easy to set up and get running. It took maybe 5 minutes top to open the box, get everything set up and have sound coming out. We used this speaker with both Bluetooth and HDMI and it was super easy both ways and it packed the same amount of punch. If you like loud, crisp, clear sound from your system this is the speaker for you. Personally, I love a bit more "all around you" sound but for straight up, in your face sound this sound bar works great.

Piece of garbage my tv speakers do a much better job. Cheap plastic speaker

Trash had to return twice something is wrong with this model

Geek Squad certified but the product was defective.

This is a simple no nonsense speaker. No Wi-Fi setup or integration of one kind or another, so if that is what you are looking for then this is will work perfectly for you. You have your standard connectivity options, Bluetooth, optical, HDMI(ARC), and Aux. There is an additional Bass output but I was unable to test that. Now I might just be blind but I did not see any controls on the device itself, all the controls seem to be located on the remote which might be bad if your not great and keeping track of remotes. I've found that the HDMI(ARC) and Aux allows volume control but digital not so much at least on my TV but your results may vary. With Bluetooth there was a tiny bit of Voice lag but better than some systems I've used and may have been partially the TVs fault more than the speakers. However, I used that just to test and I really don't recommend setting up your TV with Bluetooth if at all possible. What I used the Bluetooth for was from my phone, I could go into settings and connect to it and it would turn on and start playing which was really nice. I also put a smart device on the aux input and it couldn't auto-switch between the different sources as one became active (not a big deal but something to know). Now onto the sound quality of the speaker. First I will say if you listen to classical or any type of orchestral music at all like Lindsey Stirling or Brian King Joseph you can't beat Bose for the clarity and balance. It is absolutely my favorite speaker to listen to that music on. As for TV type music it depends on what you are looking for. For voices and a really nice sound quality it works perfect and it is definitely my favorite speaker in this price range for sound quality. If you are looking to vibrate your house, this isn't the speaker for you. I'm sure if you add on the base you'll get closer but I've found that Bose has never tried to thump you into next week. It is a well balanced and easy to listen too. As to the sound quality from a TV show, if you cant hear the voices very well on your TV speakers and that is your main driving factor I would highly recommend this. When I say well balanced this is the main part of that. I found that other smaller speakers have a tendency to want to focus so much on getting that bass or big sound that they forget that hearing people talk is just as important and turning up and down the volume is just inconvenient. Overall I would most definitely recommend this speaker for your TV. It is simple to use, it doesn't try to be a ton of different gadgets or super smart, but it auto turns on when you want the first source turns on and has all the features to make it disappear into the background if you need/want it too and looks very nice and is small to top it off and will fit in most any size room. And lastly it does what most people probably actually want when they are looking to upgrade the TV speakers; that is fix the issue that "I can't hear when they talk" and overall just has a beautifully balanced output (at least for my taste in music). If you are looking for a simple well rounded easy to use speaker to stop using those built in speakers on your TV I would can easily say you can't go wrong with this choice Pros: - Multiple input types (including Bluetooth) - Simple to use - Small - Set it and forget it (Turns on automatically, remote lives in a drawer now and still only one remote for TV) - Sound quality - Human voices come through loud and clear Cons: - Doesn't auto switch active sources once on - Bass without add on is nothing to write home about