Customer Ratings & Reviews

Incredible clear sound. Best surround sound system I have ever had. Easy set up. Wall mounted center channel under TV and front speakers next to tv. Ceiling mounted rear channel speakers.

I had previous model for 12 years. Nothing better then those

This was an upgrade from my 20-year-old Bose Lifestyle 25 surround system. The unit is beautiful to look at and the sound produced by the small surround speakers is very impressive. A clear upgrade from the 25 is the streaming options...both through wi-fi and Bluetooth. The remote is a little bulky (is actually taller than the speaker cubes!), but not difficult to use. Connections to various media through the console are easy to attach and Bose provides ample HDMI ports. Although the rear speakers can be connected wirelessly, three different Bose techs I talked with suggested wiring them for optimal sound. Plus, the heavy "bricks" needed to connect wirelessly also require two electrical outlets. Note the 650 does not have a CD player or AM/FM tuner, but there are simple ways to add those if you want. To be honest, I do not hear a dramatic improvement is the overall surround sound, compared with my older Lifestyle 25, but I attribute that more toward the overall quality of the Bose products over the years than any perceived problems. The 650 is not cheap, but none of the Bose line of products are. I also am impressed with the Bose customer service techs who have helped me tweak the system over the past few weeks. They are quite patient and have helped me better understand "best practices" for the system. One significant downside to my experience was the terrible service I received from the Best Buy Geek Squad. From my first meeting with them, I experienced misleading promises, missed deadlines and delays. Much, but not all, of that disappoint was offset by the wonderful, excellent work of the Geek Squad installer who dismantled by old 25 and connected the 650. It was a four-hour process and he did a superb job. Too bad my initial experience with this group was so problematic. That said, a month in, I am happy with the performance and love the new system. I just hope the Geek Squad does a serious examination of their practices so the overall Best Buy/Bose experience in the future improves.

I bought the Bose Lifestyle 650 (white) in May 2017. Recently, I've noticed the bass not working every time I turn my Lifestyle on. I called Bose to get the 3.5 mm Stereo Cable to connect the console to the Acoustimass. This solved the failing-to-connect-wirelessly issue, but there was a new problem of a loud popping sound every time I turned the system off. Bose sent me a new Acoustimass, which doesn’t make the popping anymore. The Lifestyle 650 doesn’t allow adjusting the sound volume of the speakers based on your preference. Instead, they have a terrible ADAPTiQ to automatically adjust the sound volume. This automation is horrible as I couldn’t adjust my speakers properly. I had to throw blankets on my rear speakers and bass to adjust my speakers. Sound quality is very good.

I compleltly love this system with just a few thing to say negativly about it the remote is kinda finiky with a set up of the remptes back button system being a bit difficult to get use to but other then that it sounds fenominal and the conection is great i havnt had any problems with it other then previously mentioned all the love for bose and would very much recomend it if you want a quality speaker.

It has great sound and the omni directional speakers are very cool. I wanted only one HDMI cable going to my wall mounted TV so I loved the idea of plugging all the other into the BOSE and letting it send the video signal to the TV. Whether this is the cause or not I had to adjust the audio delay several times to sync the sound. Sometimes on power up it does not remember it's last selection on the source so I have to change it. The remote is very heavy and does not have all the buttons I need to control my standard cable box. So it is now it is yet an extra remote. On occasion when I first boot it the video display is very dim and I have to reboot everything. The instructions for the AdaptiQ were lacking and BOSE support was no help. I am single and the AdaptiQ makes you sit in four completely different locations. I don't want the sound perfect for four location but just one. So the AdaptiQ I thought would be so great is not. I have no clue why they don't give battery options for the rear speakers so a power cord does not have to run across the floor. For this sound I would not mind replacing batteries often if that is what it took. The wiring for the corner speakers is old fashioned bare wires. This looks tacky. There is not reason they could not have made them plug in like everything else.

This system is incredible. When you see the size of the speakers, you can't possibly imagine that such a perfect sound will come out of them. Those speakers are practically invisible on your wall, but the sound is really great and detailed. I know sound perception is really subjective, and I also know that Bose sound is pretty specific, but I've always been a huge fan of it, and this system is even better that what I had previously. The design of the OmniJewel speaker allows for real 360 degrees sound, and once you used the ADAPTiQ (part of the setup process to learn the acoustic of your room, based on your five preferred locations in the room), the sound is surrounding you pretty anywhere in the room. Really bluffing. Definitely don't regret my purchase. Only downfall (was not for me but can be for others) : as always with Bose, they use proprietary cables (so if your house is pre-wired, you may have to do it again, or buy an adapter from Bose), and proprietary mounts (that are in my opinion really overpriced).

Above all I would like to rate this product on the sound it offers and it is simply put amazing! Why not 5 stars - I had to separately purchase wall mount brackets for all of the speakers and an in-wall wiring kit (BTW in-wall wiring kit had an issue with incorrect wire labels that was a pain to figure out, thanks to support blog posts). At this price one would expect that these would be included. Also, the set up process is not as easy/simple as Bose wants you to believe. I would recommend a professional to help with the installation and configuration in order to achieve best results on the sound.

We had the older version of Bose Home system for over 15 years and never had an issue. However this one seems to have connectivity issue. We had to keep resetting everything to make it work again. The remote has not worked at all. Called Bose customer service but always has a long wait. Two hours of trying to get help when line disconnects and no call back. So frustrating to spend this much on something but help is not easily accessible.

The system is relatively easy to set up, once the software update is completed. I spent some time trying to get sources to work, etc., before the update, which is supposed to be automatic, suddenly started loading. The update solved many of the functionality issues with my sources, but not all. Some of the buttons on the remote still don't work, although Bose assured me that future updates would probably take care of this. The wireless bass module and rear speakers give you a lot of versatility and convenience, with much less of a rat's nest of wires. The sound quality is excellent. The SoundTouch feature works well, once one finally figures it out. The documentation supplied with the system is very cursory and uninformative, unlike previous Bose products I have bought. One simply has to figure things out by trial and error, but have patience and you'll be pleased with the results.

If i write like 'the best part of Bose Lifestyle..' will not justify this device. Everything is best of this Bose Lifestyle 650. It needs to shell out some thousand dollars, but it is worth it like bringing an entire movie theater in your house. having 5 HDMI inputs, i was able to setup all my devices (Roku, Chrome cast, Laptop and Set top box. I do not have to run for plug in plug out. I connected my other rooms wireless speakers to this lifestyle and work perfectly. It is like one place controller for entire house. Once I was watching a movie with my friend and she heard a dog barking outside the next house, which she felt very unusual. then i told her actually the dog is barking in the movie and because of jewel surround speaker on your side you felt that dog is barking outside the window. I can hear clear sound and distinguish every instrument when some music is playing over it.

Above all I would like to rate this product on the sound it offers and it is simply put amazing! Why not 5 stars - I had to separately purchase wall mount brackets for all of the speakers and an in-wall wiring kit (BTW in-wall wiring kit had an issue with incorrect wire labels that was a pain to figure out, thanks to support blog posts). At this price one would expect that these would be included. Also, the set up process is not as easy/simple as Bose wants you to believe. I would recommend a professional to help with the installation and configuration in order to achieve best results on the sound.

Great product amazing sound! Easy to install all on screen step by step Instructions. Easy to navigate. The AdaptIQ was also easy to calibrate. Would highly recommend to anyone that’s is looking for great quality. I love the wireless speakers, No wires to hide or snake through walls. 4K capability ARC compatible.

For 5.1 surround I can't imagine a better system. Immersive, great effects, great base and greatly enhances your movie and sports viewing experience. I was however, very disappointed when streaming music through the system. All the sound channels through the center speaker which certainly doesn't provide a full, deep sound through the entire room. I'm no programmer but I think something to convert to stereo or 2.1 would be possible to do with a firmware update.

The Bose 650 home entertainment system has terrific sound, and dramatically increases the move watching experience. The menu is intuitive and set-up can be a bit overwhelming. Utilizing Geek Squad was an excellent decision for me, as there were challenges with the wireless network frequency as well as the little known conflicts with the Roku streaming device. The answer: Use this system with a Smart T.V. and bypass Roku, and let Geek Squad be your guide!

I had some nice speakers but they were too big for my wife in the living room. Had to find something that sounded comparable yet was unnoticeable. These fit the bill. Definitely very surprising sound with plenty of bass. Easy to set up. Definitely can find better quality sound but not in this size.

First off clear high quality sound but not the earth shaking sound i expected. Easy to hookup but still left with four controls to do everything, tv, dvd, dish box, cell phone, you will need them all to go places. Best Buy sales person played the system down to state I'm paying for the compact size. This system would be good for a small home which is not my case the speakers almost look funny in a large room. Do not get me wrong, crank it up and it does come alive but i expect more for the price. Workmanship / quality is excellent. After a month still learning the system. may move it to four stars then.

Bought to replace my current setup of Samsung Q80 TV and HW950 Soundbar. After spending 3k more other than bass difference don’t feel very excited. Soundbar having atoms capabilities I felt the sound was more room filling then curling mounted Omni jewel. Still testing it out maybe won’t be keeping it for the large price difference.

The sound quality is amazing, and not having bulky speakers is a bonus. The HDR passthrough is awful! I have my xbox running to the receiver and the receiver to the TV via HDMI. When I turn on an app or game that is HDR and my LG Oled flips to HDR mode; the picture will either black out or the tv will show “no signal detected”. So I have to toggle between the xbox and the tv setting on the remote to get it to reset. It’s annoying. The Dolby vision is bad too, it flickers so I completely keep that option shut off. You would think for a 4 grand system, Bose would have rectified this problem. But nope, it still exists. If you call support they take you through the unplug and plug it back in process, but don’t waste your time with that; the issue is the receiver and their passthrough technology is just really lacking. Like I said, the sound is freaking amazing! However, if you have a high end TV that had HDR or Dolby vision and use an external device to run video through the receiver, you will have problems

I love my sound system. The sound is great........