Our Favorite Compact Soundbar Is $100 Off

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If your current If the TV speakers aren’t wowing you, the easiest way to upgrade your movie night is with a sound bar. Our favorite compact option, where you may have limited space or a small room, is the Bose Smart Soundbar. It’s currently marked down to $400 at retailers like Amazon and Best Buy, a minimum of $100 off. It’s easy to use, it’s small enough to fit into tight spaces, and it still has all the features you’d expect from a soundbar.

The Bose Smart Soundbar, a tall narrow black device, sits at the base of a large flatscreen TV

Photograph: Ryan Vaniata

Despite the small footprint, the Bose Smart Soundbar is capable of delivering surprisingly detailed sound, which our reviewer Ryan Vaniata particularly raves about, even if you’re just watching sports. Without a dedicated subwoofer, it’s a bit lacking in the bass department, but with surprising clarity it’s still impressive, especially considering how little space it takes up. Because it has Bluetooth, you can also use it as a dedicated speaker for music, a role it handles quite well.

The smart soundbar comes with a variety of intelligent features designed to improve your viewing experience. We particularly called out the AI ​​Dialogue mode, and were impressed by its ability to help speech stand out, without distorting other background audio and music. If you often find yourself rewinding or asking what a character said, this soundbar is worth checking out for the feature itself.

Another cool trick it has is what it calls Bose Personal Surround. By pairing the soundbar with a set of Bose Ultra Open earbuds, you can incorporate them into your surround setup. The open earbuds still let you hear the soundbar, creating an immersive mix that’s made even more powerful by Dolby Atmos support.

If you have extra space, you may still want to consider one of our other favorite soundbars, which can take advantage of that room to add a dedicated subwoofer, or more drivers. For anyone looking to upgrade their living room audio setup, the Bose Smart Soundbar is an excellent option that doesn’t take up any extra space, and still sounds surprisingly good.



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