Bose Soundbars

[mcdawg22]

Anybody have experience with Bose Soundbars? I have a pretty open floor plan so my slow march to deafness and ambient noise make the balance of hearing dialogue vs the subwoofer knocking pictures off the wall from explosions delicate at best. I see Sonos and Bose say their Soundbars can pull out dialogue better, but I was wondering if any of you had real world experience. I’m partial to Bose because I love every product I’ve ever owned by them.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

I've got a Sonos. Love it! Bose has a little more range but for the price difference, you won't care.

 

[mcdawg22]

I've got a Sonos. Love it! Bose has a little more range but for the price difference, you won't care.

Was there a noticeable improvement in dialogue? If you don’t mind, what model did you get?

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Anybody have experience with Bose Soundbars? I have a pretty open floor plan so my slow march to deafness and ambient noise make the balance of hearing dialogue vs the subwoofer knocking pictures off the wall from explosions delicate at best. I see Sonos and Bose say their Soundbars can pull out dialogue better, but I was wondering if any of you had real world experience. I’m partial to Bose because I love every product I’ve ever owned by them.

Had bose. Have Sonos. Sonos

 

[Benny.sixpack]

One of my companies does AV including home theaters. Sonos is best bang for your buck imo and the ease of use is second to none for both tv content as well as music from your phone.

 

[Dawg1976]

I'm guessing this is overkill but it sure looks impressive. On the other end of the spectrum I own a Bose Solo 5 that I have at my beach condo. Dialogue is good but it's probably only recommended for small areas such as my setup there.

 

[mcdawg22]

I'm guessing this is overkill but it sure looks impressive. On the other end of the spectrum I own a Bose Solo 5 that I have at my beach condo. Dialogue is good but it's probably only recommended for small areas such as my setup there.

The Bose has Atmos, but it requires eArc. I have a Tv that I like so I’m not getting a new one just for eArc.

 

[msudawg12]

My sonos speakers are my favorite purchases i have ever made

 

[Dawgbite]

I have crappy hearing as well. I finally bought a pair of NuEra earbuds that Bluetooth from the tv. Wife controls the tv volume with the remote. I control the earbuds volume with my phone. Probably saved her marriage because if she bitched about the tv volume one more time.

 

[RocketDawg]

I have a Sonos Beam II, and yes, you can enhance the dialogue and it's noticeable but not outstandingly so. The sound bar is better than the TV speakers, even on normal programming. On movies (such as Amazon Prime) the sound is much better. It also has a nighttime setting that reduces the overall volume, and further reduces the background sounds and enhances the speech. I'll probably get the subwoofer at some point.

Never tried a Bose or any other brand. The Sonos Arc is supposed to be better than the Beam, but it also costs twice as much.

 

[PapaDawg]

I have bad hearing loss. Get a pair of quality Bluetooth headphones or Turn on the CC. Either one helps tremendously

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

How about those of us in the budget world who would barley that much on a tv?

 

[Bulldog45]

How about those of us in the budget world who would barley that much on a tv?

I spent about $180 on a Polk audio soundbar and subwoofer on sale to help with my living room tv. Works good enough for me.

 

[99dawg]

My dad has a TV in a sunroom that he uses to watch sports and things like that. His TV is fairly new (last year or so) and he just connects a small bose bluetooth speaker to it and sits it on the end table right by his recliner. It is really close to his head, so he doesn't have to turn it up so loud that it is heard throughout the house. They have an offbrand sound bar connected to the TV in the den that he and my mom watch together. Depending on where your TV is and who watches it, that might be a short term solution if you have a small bluetooth speaker laying around. This is not a good solution when the room is full of people watching the TV, as the sound would only be close to 1 or maybe 2 people.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

Was there a noticeable improvement in dialogue? If you don’t mind, what model did you get?

Yes. I was hit with hearing loss after some health issues and that's why I bought it. Couldn't hear my tv. I can here people talk again when I watch something.

 

[hatfieldms]

I have had a bose soundbar for years and love it

 

[Anon1664516582]

Bose 700 isn’t being made anymore and there were some good sales. The Bose 600 is like the Sonos Beam Gen 2 but WITH Atmos upfiring speakers and $50 more. Bose 900 is a year older than Sonos arc and almost same price. The Bose 600 is new for the year. Sub woofer is extra in all of them.

 

[Boone.sixpack]

Sonos all the way. It is much more than a sound bar.

 

[Dawg1976]

The Bose has Atmos, but it requires eArc. I have a Tv that I like so I’m not getting a new one just for eArc.

Here's another option with no atmos or eArc requirements. Cost about $600 with a subwoofer.

 

[SirBarksalot]

Samsung Q-990B if cost is no barrier. I have the previous version in our dedicated movie room. It’s great. Wouldnt spend that much for a living/family room.
Check out that Andrew Robinson YouTube channel someone previously posted.

 

[HRMSU]

I finally broke the seal and purchased a Sonos Beam 2 and love it. House was already pre wired with speakers so next purchase will be the amp so I can run the passive speakers on the Sonos app/system.

Like an earlier poster said Sonos is more than just a speaker.

 

[Desert Dog]

Samsung soundbar with subwoofer, must have Adaptive setting for dialogue. I can actually watch movies again without reading closed captioning. My son bought one first and I watched a game with him and could hear everything. I bought one immediately!