Great for hearing whispered dialogue
Crutchfield customer from Highland Falls, NY on 1/24/2021
My wife and I have been asking one another the same question a lot lately,,,"What did he/she say" while listening to our flat-screen tv. While producing exceptional video quality, most of the flat-screens leave much to be desired when it comes to audio reproduction. On the recommendation of a friend, I purchased the Bose TV speaker for our older model SONY Bravia and have never been happier with the audio. With the dialogue enhancing feature, we now rarely find it necessary to ask that familiar question any more. Better all around sound as well as the ability to actually decipher whispered dialogue and especially words which are spoken in a different accent. Great purchase and at the price we got from Crutchfield's "open box" option, we are very pleased with our purchase.
Pros: Very nice rich sound and enhanced dialogue feature
Cons: The supplied remote must be used separately to control volume and muting. It will not sync with our Sony or Spectrum remotes
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Sabana Seca, PR on 1/20/2021
Good sound. Much better than the sound of cheap speakers that today's TVs bring.
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Fort Lauderdale, FL on 1/18/2021
Tv speaker works very well,the tv speech clarity mode is quite subtle however it makes the dialogue more pronounced not just louder like other systems I have tested in the past and,I have quite a bit of hearing loss so it is a great help. Also the Bluetooth works well for streaming music the sound is decent even with a sub, which of course would enhance the bass. The only short coming is without the remote you are up the creek and the manual is very basic
Pros: Good Sound
Cons: A little pricey and remote only functions
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Casa Grande, AZ on 1/9/2021
I have a number of Bose products and they are all great including TV speaker I recently purchased
Pros: Ease with installation and setup.
Cons: None
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Perfect TV audio upgrade
Crutchfield customer from Warren, RI on 1/4/2021
I bought this for our bedroom tv. An outstanding value for the price. Sounds great and easy to set up. This is a nice upgrade to your tv's built-in speakers where space and budget are limited and a full home theater sound system would be overkill. An added benefit is the bluetooth connection, making this an easy, high quality audio upgrade for music and podcasts from your phone or tablet.
Pros: price set up sound quality bluetooth footprint
Cons: none
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Sacramento, CA on 12/31/2020
This speaker is extremely helpful. I have a 55 inch flat panel Sony TV. Great TV but in watching a movie recently I had to turn the volume up to 76. That motivated me to buy the speaker. As advertised movie dialog is clearer and easier to hear. What is surprising is that I can hear regular programming like newscasts across the room rather than in front of the television. I heartily recommend this very simple add on.
Pros: The sound is far superior to the TV speakers. Relatively inexpensive and easy to install.
Cons: None
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Good not outstanding
Crutchfield customer from Belgrade, MT on 12/30/2020
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Retired
Crutchfield customer from Rochester, MN on 12/29/2020
I have just received my Bose TV Speaker and have just begun to set it up. I bought this soundbar for the use that I am planning to receive from it. this includes the ports provided, its speaker design, and the long awaited single operation with only one controller.
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Bose TV Speaker Great Upgrade to Wall Mounted TV
Crutchfield customer from Portola Valley, CA on 12/27/2020
The TV in our bedroom is wall mounted. The sound from the TV was not great and the dialog from most of the programs was difficult to hear and we had to turn up the volume to get adequate clarity. So we decided to try the Bose TV Speaker. It is a great improvement over the TV's speakers. The dialog is much clearer and we don't have to crank up the volume. We also hear things we missed with just the TV's speakers. We used the Bose SoundBar Brackets to mount the Bose TV Speaker to the wall. See my review of the SoundBar Brackets.
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Knoxville, TN on 12/23/2020
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from San Francisco, CA on 12/23/2020
Easy set up. Remote a bit fussy. Dialog clarity a plus. My older TV (11 years) did not produced buzzing when programs were not running so the TV was replaced. The optical feed is easy to plug in. Now to get the TV remote to also control the sound bar.
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Wallkill, NY on 12/14/2020
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Capable and cost effective
Crutchfield customer from Orange County, CA on 12/13/2020
Bose named it exactly what it is useful for - a tv speaker, not a home theater speaker. Excellent mid-level sound bar for our workout room tv. Connected to tv with the ARC HDMI and responds seamlessly with tv remote or streaming stick remote. The Bose remote is only needed for adjusting bass. Dialogue is clear but we are happy with the bass output and music quality for such a slim, small unit as we didn't want a subwoofer for the workout room (and it would need to be wired to the sound bar). The bass is adjustable with the included remote. For streaming workouts on the tv or casual tv watching, this sound bar fits the bill. For home theater use or for larger rooms, would need a subwoofer and/or upsizing.
Pros: Good sound and surprising bass for such a slim speaker. Perfect for casual use in a bedroom.
Cons: Stand-alone sound is fine for smaller spaces like bedrooms and casual tv watching, but would need a larger sound bar and subwoofer for larger rooms and home theater use.
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Athens, IL on 12/4/2020
awesome sound
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Cons: unable to hook up another brand sub with wired connection
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Good Things In Small Packages
Crutchfield customer from STATESVILLE, NC on 11/17/2020
FINALLY ...the soundbar I've been looking for! My priority was dialogue. The two POLK units dialogue was severely nasal with women with high pitched voices and children. I couldn't understand most of what they said. A lot of my problem is probably age related.. I'm 78. This little Bose bar however, has solved the problem. It is amazing! I was concerned about not having a sub woofer but the bass is more than adequate! In spite of three returned soundbar purchases, Crutchfield continued to work with me. THANK YOU! Crutchfield will be my go to store for all things audio/video related in the future.
Pros: Great dialogue. Bass is surprisingly good for not having a sub woofer. Well built.
Cons: Although bass is good ... a sub woofer would be nice. Bose price for their subwoofer is however, absurd!
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Young Harris, GA on 10/26/2020
Good speakers wish settings would display when changing.
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Great vocal clarity
Crutchfield customer from Rockford, MI on 10/14/2020
The mid and high end clarity is great, but as expected the bass is lacking. Great upgrade to the terrible TV speakers though.
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Bose TV Speaker
Fred from Wilkes Barre, PA on 10/11/2020
I bought this sound at because I couldn't hear dialogue when watching movies on a Blu-ray DVD player. It does the job and sounds great as BOSE should. There are times when the sound level on the sound bar increases or decreases after changing channels and mysteriously increases or decreases the sound when the remote is not being held or touched. Can't explain why it's happening.
Pros: Sound Does have deep bass sound
Cons: Sound increases or decreases mysteriously after changing channels by itself.
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Townsend, TN on 10/1/2020
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Bose TV Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Linden, VA on 9/28/2020
Sound is deep and full. Set up was super easy. My only complaint is that it seems cheap of Bose not to include a super duper HDMI cable.
Pros: Compact with big sound
Cons: No HDMI cable included.
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