Customer Ratings & Reviews

Not good as alone until buy with woofer option. Alone it is ok and better than TV sound but did not get the sound effect we expecting from sound bar

Pro: -Good audio for its size -Simple setup Con: -Limited features -Expensive -No hdmi cable included To sum it up, the Bose TV Speaker is exactly that, external speaker you hook up to your TV. It’s not a soundbar, so no passthrough or additional inputs. It sounds great for its size and is simple to set up. The audio is amazingly good considering how small the speaker is. The sound is full, dialogue is clear, and has a decent amount of bass. Not enough for booming sounds from movies or games, but good enough for TV and music. You can add an additional Bose subwoofer, for a high cost. At the right distance, it sounds like the audio is coming from the entire space in front of you rather than from a small box under your TV. It’s best for watching stereo content or listening to dialogue heavy audio. While it’s okay for movies or gaming, it doesn’t bring enough to be considered a home theater experience. There’s an option to enhance voice making it louder, but the background audio gets a bit compressed. Out of the box, it’s easy to set up and use. It’s best with HDMI/Arc so the TV can control the power and volume of the speaker. It’s a shame they don’t include an HDMI cable. Using optical, you lose the control but can set up so that the speaker turns on when it detects sound. The only indicator are two lights that flashes in different combinations depending on what is being adjusted. It’s pretty easy to read. Although the Bose speaker has superior audio quality than a typical soundbar of this size, at this price, you can buy a 5.1 or 7.1 soundbar with a wireless subwoofer. It depends if you would rather have better stereo sounds and don’t care about features you get from a full soundbar, or a soundbar with additional inputs and probably better bass, but with less fuller audio.

Not as loud very low from what was advertised. I am very disappointed.

Bose is by far one of my favorites brands for speakers but this one was a total letdown. The sound wasn't loud nor clear. I had to return it.

Does NOT amplify voices as advertised. Cannot increase

Very disappointing in Bose. Upon first impression had almost no bass and could hardly tell any sound improved from TV speakers. I decided to live with it and then the HDMI port just stopped working as a connection, brand new Samsung TV as well. I ate that loss too and just used the included optical cable. Less than two weeks later the sound bar just stopped turning on all together, tried different outlets and still no luck. I had to return this product very disappointing and let down by Bose after loving many of their products.

This is a very nice yet relatively small soundbar. If you are looking for a soundbar that doesn't run the entire length of your TV and still sounds great, then this might be for you. As is always the case with Bose, the sound is great. Mind you it is not going to be as loud and booming as a larger soundbar with a sub-woofer. But, it is as good as you will get while keeping things compact. The sound is clean & clear with nice vocals and just enough bass. The bass is there, but it's not thundering. This is to be expected without a dedicated sub (one can be added if you like). The standard connections are all here: HDMI, optical, 3.5mm and Bluetooth. As always, the best sound will be with HDMI or optical although I am finding the Bluetooth to work very well. From a controls & features standpoint things are pretty simple and I like that. Controlled with the remote, you have the usual volume settings and a button to select to select the vocal clarity. Also, if you have an ARC compatible TV you can control the sound bar with your TV remote. This is working nicely for me (I've had issues with this with previous soundbars). All in all, this is a great option if you just want better sound than what your TV has built in, yet you want to keep it simple and not have to have a giant sound system hooked up. Does it sound as good as a giant system, well, no. But this is probably the best sound you will get with a one piece soundbar and I am sure you will love it.

Not pleased with it at all. I thought Boze would be a good choice but it doesn’t sound good at Ll

Very disappointed for a $230 Bose Unit. My TV speakers produce more sound than this does. No difference whether I send the audio thru HDMI arc or Bluetooth. Need to crank it all the way up to hear shows clearly.

Purchased based on brand name but disappointed with performance. Barely better than my Sony tv output. Unless you have an inexpensive tv with poor sound pass on this item. Returned

not the best sound quality compared to the old bose solo bars

Connector/power in/output gets extremely hot and it stopped working

Returned. Didn't think the sound was much different than the TV sound.

Soundbar heated up and blinked white lights right out of the box. Product never worked. Unfortunately, I didn't open the product until my current soundbar died, and I hadn't purchased the extended service, so I was unable to return it.

The sound quality is not so good. There is not much quality sound difference between our Sony TV speakers and the Bose soundbar.

I wish I didn’t spend the money on this. I don’t notice much difference sound wise between regular tv and having this on. Maybe there are better options out there but I’d skip this one.

The sound was too low for the size of the room. I need a bigger sound system and it did not match up with my turntable.

Quick install by very knowledgeable technician. Some equipment still doesn’t work properly.

Never was able to put get the HDMI ARC to work with multiple TVs. Sent it in to Bose for repair and just tried it again. Nothing but problems with Bose TV Speaker. I hope you have better luck. No Bose for me in the future.

I purchased this for my parents as it does an excellent job with the dialoge boost feature. It makes it very easy to hear conversations and voices in movies, news, etc, and catch everyword.