Review: Bose Smart Soundbar

Sleek and compact design. Musical and surprisingly expansive sound for its size. AI Dialogue Mode is excellent. Dolby Atmos support with dedicated up-firing drivers. Versatile Wi-Fi and Bluetooth streaming. Alexa built in. Multiple ways to add on. Personal Surround feature with Ultra Open Earbuds is a uniquely immersive experience.

If you’re acquainted with Bose’s Smart Soundbar 600, the company’s “new” Smart Soundbar will look very familiar. It’s the same compact Dolby Atmos bar as before with some new firmware, part of Bose's soundbar streamlining that drops the number scheme as well as the brand’s mid-tier model, the Smart Soundbar 700.

There likely isn’t enough reason for most Soundbar 600 owners to upgrade, but this is Bose we’re talking about, and the new firmware features impress on the latest model. AI Dialogue Mode is particularly useful, applying advanced ...