What this soundbar brings to your TV
- Amazon price
- $399.00
- Customer rating
- 4.1
- Customer reviews
- 834
- Typical price over 90 days
- $496.99
- Difference
- $97.99 (20 percent)
We'd consider the Bose Smart Dolby Atmos Soundbar if your TV's built-in speakers mumble through dialogue and you want a compact bar that fits under a smaller screen. It uses five transducers, with two firing upward, so overhead effects have a physical path toward your ceiling.
Bose TrueSpace upmixes stereo and 5.1 signals into a wider multichannel presentation. That matters when your streaming app sends ordinary surround rather than Atmos, which is most of the time.
A.I. Dialogue Mode balances voices against the rest of the mix, so you can follow quiet conversations without riding the volume. For a one-bar setup, that combination covers a lot of viewing.
How you connect and control it
Wireless playback covers Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Chromecast, so most phones, tablets and laptops can send audio without extra hardware.
Amazon Alexa is built in, and Bose Voice4Video adds voice control of your TV and cable or satellite box. A remote is included if you'd rather not talk to the room.
Which room makes this worth it
This is an all-in-one bar, so it suits apartments, bedrooms and dens where a subwoofer and rear speakers would crowd the floor or the outlets. The current $399.00 is 20 percent below the typical price over the last 90 days of $496.99.
If you want to expand later, Bose Ultra Open Earbuds can act as rear surround speakers, though they're sold separately. Before buying, check the bar's height against your TV stand and confirm your TV has the HDMI or optical output the bar needs.
Skip it if you want deep bass without a subwoofer or true rear channels in the box. For everyone else, this is a strong one-piece upgrade for dialogue and everyday streaming.
Check whether your TV's HDMI port supports audio return channel, since the listing doesn't name the bar's connection types.
Confirm your ceiling height and seating position if you expect Atmos height effects to read clearly.
Spec sheet
| Model | 892079-1100 |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
| Size | One size |
