Bose Smart Soundbar 300, Bluetooth Wireless Sound Bar for TV with Built-in Microphone and Alexa Voice Control, Black

Exceptional. I have always liked the quality of Bose speakers, but never could really afford them. But I made up my mind and have not been disappointed. The sound quality is excellent (as expected), the bluetooth connection is convienient, and the Bose App provides more options.Just be sure to connect the soundbar and app to the same WiFi. If your phone disconnects from the "Home" WiFi you will have to re-establish that connection before controlling the soundbar with the app.

We LOVE this Bose system and have used it for years. We have the surround speakers, the base unit and all mounts and cord hiding accessories. This makes watching tv and movies a high quality experience. The unit is very low profile with a big sound. Incredible.

I wanted to replace an old Sony surround sound system with a single sound bar and without the need of a subwoofer setting on the floor as we are trying to minimize. I don’t need the house to rattle but I do want to hear some nice low frequency effects. The Bose is exactly what I wanted. The low end is there where most other sound bars seem to lack low end. The setup was very quick and easy and after a firmware update was ready to go. The phone app is nice and even at half volume is already louder than my old Sony system was maxed out. There is a dialogue feature in the app to help voices stand out when watching dialogue driven shows. We also watch a lot of British mysteries and it’s easier to hear heavier accents clearly. It’s also nice that should I decide one day that I felt I needed a subwoofer the system is expandable. It’s Alexa enabled which is nice for asking quick questions. The only “con” I have noticed is that if I pause or sit on my Roku menu for over 20 minutes the bar does tend to fall asleep and I have to hit the power button again on the remote to wake it up. Not a big deal but it doesn’t seem to detect that there is still a signal coming from the optical cable as we have an older TV that doesn’t have HDMI Arc which I have heard doesn’t have this issue. Overall though I am very happy with the Bose Sound Bar 300.

Have a 8 year old Sony Bravia TV and till a guest came by and mentioned the sound seemed poor -didn't realize what I was missing. I bought this product as I like how low profile it is and it connects via HDMI (see attached pictures)However some tips that may help others - setting up was frustrating, the guide is next to useless. You have to download the Bose Music app to get the full functionality - however maddeningly, the product would not activate on the app. After googling and finally troubleshooting myself (Im in IT Support) - discovered that my FIOS router firewall, set to High - was also blocking outbound traffic. Once I set it to medium - the activation completed as the soundbar was able to connect to Bose's servers and it also downloaded a firewall update. Next issue - no sound from HDMI connection. I finally switched the cable to a different HDMI port on the TV (on the bottom instead of the side) and sound worked. Some pointsa) As a Vine reviewer noted here - go the app, audio settings and turn on Dialogue Mode. You will see a difference with hearing sounds from your TVb) I couldnt find any recommended settings for center channel, bass and treble - finally set it to 30 center, 20 bass and 30 treble. I live in a studio apartment so feel free to tweak as needed. I initially set it to 50/50/40 and my ears actually hurt - the soundbar is more powerful that it looks.c) You can use the Bose app to directly stream from your Iphone to the soundbar if needed and control the volume from your phone. I use it just for my TV mainly - didnt set up Alexa on the deviced) The remote is pretty much useless as my FIOS TV remote, Amazon firestick remote can control the volume without any changes. I removed the battery before storing the remote - to remove the battery turn the notch on the back quarter way anti-clockwise with your fingernail. The battery is a coin battery.e) The product page where you will find the most info is at https://www.bose.com/en_us/support/guides/articles/productCode/bose_smart_soundbar_300/guides.htmlAll in all, Im happy with the soundbar now - I dont see the need for additional modules and it complements my TV pretty well. I only see a faint red light on the soundbar when on and my tv and cable box lights are far more obtrusive.

Pros:-Sound Quality is absolutely excellent. Bose added in a tweeter in the center of the bar, so highs are bright. This also contains 4 full-range speakers which are larger than the old Solo 5 design and have a higher quality sound. This bar can go incredibly loud and sounds clean and detailed all the way. Having 4 speakers gives a fullness and surround quality that left me disappointed when listening to my older Solo 5 model afterwards.-Build Quality is excellent which is to be expected from Bose.-HDMI Arc performs well (i.e. turns on the bar when it's supposed to, not a noticeable delay other than when powering on)Cons:-The only ability to tune the sound is through the app which has to be connected to Wifi. This may not sound like a big deal, but I originally bought this for use in my RV which means that I'm stuck with the defaults. The Bose TV speaker may be a better option for RVs, but I'd rather the 300 work as it has the two additional speakers on each end with some exposure on the front.-Only a small remote available with no audio tuning options-The bass has great sound quality, but low frequencies drop off early. The bass module fixes this I'm sure, but at what cost.I didn't buy this for Alexa, so I keep the spy features turned off by not configuring them.