![]() ![]() ![]() This prompted me to do some comparisons with the Yamaha YAS-209 I recently reviewed here. ![]() To put this to the test, I sat down to re-watch Christopher Nolan’s Tenet again, since my first viewing was marred by an inability to hear important dialogue since the music and effects are so out front and much of the expository is sotto voce. In these respects, I would put the SB300 (as Bose refers to this product) on equal footing with the best of the dozens of soundbars I have reviewed recently. How does the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 sound?Ĭlarity and intelligibility are front and center - literally - of the Bose Smart Soundbar 300's overall sonic character. There are also dedicated microphone on/off and power on/off buttons on the soundbar itself. The soundbar can be positioned on a tabletop or wall-mounted with the optional Bose Soundbar Wall Bracket ($40.00).Ĭontinuing with the emphasis on simplicity, the remote features 8 buttons: Power on/off, volume up and down, Mute, TV (input select), Bluetooth (input select), Music (Bose Music App select), and Play / Pause / Skip Forward / Skip Back. All are wireless, though it should be noted that the surround speakers are wired to a common receiver, so they will require a speaker wire connection to that wireless receiver as well as power for the receiver. And for enhanced spaciousness and immersion, you can add the Bose Surround Speakers ( $299). If you want more low-frequency impact to reproduce explosions and the bass line of your favorite EDM tracks, you can add the Bose Bass Module 500 ( $359) or Bose Bass Module 700 ( $699), though the more expensive bass module is much preferred. What Bose is going for here is simplicity and clarity. There are four "full range" drivers - one in each end cap and two flanking the tweeter in the center - and a whole lot of baffles and processing engineered to create a spacious, enveloping sound with an emphasis on dialogue intelligibility. The soundbar measures 2.25 inches high by 27.5 wide by 4 inches deep and weighs 7 pounds. We will dig into those features and benefits later in this review. Of course, you'll have to tinker a little more if you want to access features like the Bose Music App, Voice4Video, SimpleSync, and additional connectivity via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay 2, and Spotify Connect, but even adding those services are relatively straightforward and easy to access. Plug the power cable in and then connect to your TV either via the included digital optical cable or HDMI ARC (you'll need to buy your own cable if you go that route) and after selecting the proper settings in your TV's labyrinthine menus (including turning off the on-board speakers), you'll have an upgraded audio experience without the fuss or muss of a component sound system (or most soundbars these days, for that matter). It took longer to get out of the box than it did to get it working. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 ($399.95) is about as simple a one-piece audio solution as you could hope for. ![]()
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