Bose Smart Soundbar 900 Review: Is Bose Worth It?

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Design, Build-quality, and Features
03:29 Sound Performance - Soundbar
06:34 Lustre Sponsorship
07:29 Sound Performance with Bass Module 700
09:17 Sound Performance with Surround Speakers 700
11:21 Its user-friendly App
12:55 Is it WORTH it?

[buddycochran]

Own the 700 sound bar, satellites and 700 bass module. I have a decent sized living room as was surprised how well it fills the room. Sure, it was expensive but I have NO regrets buying it and will likely buy whatever comes after the 900. The sound is truly amazing, just so clear.

[mangodblackgenesis]

I went to Best buy today and brought the Sound bar 900 with the Sub woofer 700 for a total of a lil over $1600 after tax... They wanted me to get the Sono Arc, they said it was much better but maybe the Sono needed tuning, I just wasn't feeling it over the Bose even though I like the idea of the Sono woofer having facing drivers. I love the way the Boze sound and I haven't even calibrated it yet... Definitely listen at the store to both

[-Cold-World]

I own the 900 and 700 Bass, I feel it worth the money. Priced exactly to match Sonos offerings and yes the aesthetics play a huge roll. Let's be real Sony, LG, and Samsung's offerings just look cheap.

[luvtechLynn]

Great review Jonah! Love my Bose 900, Base 700, and Surrounds 700 so much I bought another one for family member. Such clarity and well balanced! You need to turn up individual speakers in app…especially the surrounds to 60-80 and makes a big difference. Thanks for your honest review!

[natet]

I bought the 900 Soundbar on sale for $699 at Best Buy and that was my trigger point to buy it at that price. I also got the Bose Surround speakers Open Box at a steal price of around $150, and then bought the 500 Bass Module refurbished from the Bose website for a little over $340 and it looked and sounded brand new. I've purchased a couple Bose products from their refurb store and have had nothing but great experiences, especially saving quite a bit of money off retail price. All in all I'm super happy with my Bose setup. I just wish they would have made those freakin power bricks on the Surround Speakers half the size. I know there's probably a bunch of technology packed in them, but jeesh they're huge (that's what she said)!

[jamesbutze]

I own the Soundbar 900 and the Bassmodul 700 for 2 weeks now. I like it! It is my upgrade from the SoundTouch 300 and i think you can hear a huge difference.
Besides, great Review and thx for the Information.
The price for this Soundbar is really bad but worth it 😅

Greetings from Germany 🙋🏻‍♂️

[djsavtug]

I have listened to the Bose 900 set. And the sound is really good. When I compare it to my Samsung Q950a the Bass especially on the Bose is much better. But the Dolby Atmos on the Samsung is more detailed. For movies I would say Samsung, for listening to music for sure the Bose.

[BryansParanormalTravelsChannel]

Just a head's up about the surrounds. I have the 600 lifestyle system and decided to try out the ultra soundbar and use the base models (2) and the surround sounds from the 600 and they connected!! The surround speakers from the 600 are amazing and much better than what's being offered to match with the soundbar. In fact, Bose told me the 600 lifestyle surrounds would not connect with the ultra soundbar, but they do!

[vwmafia]

Made the switch from Bose to Sonos. Not one regret. Used sonos ones as a rear surround and they work as speakers compared to the expensive Bose surrounds.. not a sucker for Bose any longer

[thetruth]

Without even watching the video, thanks Jon for this video. It was long awaited from you.

[ronedwards]

The Omni Jewels are pretty amazing to help pin point sound effects. Think of it your couch is most likely up against the rear wall and you mount forward firing speakers. You miss a great deal of the surround effect. The Omni Jewels fire at 270 degrees when wall mounted. So you get the sound directed at you no matter where your seating is helping you pinpoint the surround effects. I have tested these speakers and the Direct Reflecting Jewel speakers. The Omni Jewels are far better for surround effects. They have a higher frequency response. They are not meant to be a full on main speaker in this application. And the Adapt IQ hands over the low end to the bass module.

[kingkobra]

I own the 900 with dual subs and omni jewels. I have praised this system to the fullest countless times before so I will just say excellent review, well done.

[jlappin]

The Barr and subwoofers are definitely a great combo together. You won’t be disappointed, both components work very well together.

[hectorcaro]

Just got my 900 and 700 sub and I love it

[sathishkrishna]

Nice review..I own a complete setup of this including surround speakers and I agree surround speakers doesn't make any justice with the price tag..

[tedrik]

Any problems with annoying TV reflections on the glass top?..had another model where the shiny top reflected the TV screen and had to install some velcro to dull the top of bar.

[willloy]

Unfortunately I am one of those customers who has experienced less than stellar (very poor) customer service. My sb 900, purchased in September 23, is faulty. Intermittently drops audio when watching tv. Music and recorded media plays fine. Sent the sb back for repair. Received back today, same issue. Seems their technicians put the sb in update mode and sent it back. Ugh. I had already gone through the update process before I returned the sb. My old 2.1 Samsung sb is back in service

[tylerspain]

Just bought it! Someone reply in a couple day to weeks and I'll give you a 100% honest opinion.

[Elderscrolls]

I own it. I like it so far, as you said surround sound is drowned at times but the clarity and sound is elegant

[youssefhamidi]

The ONLY knock I have with this soundbar (as I have purchased it) is the lack of a light on the unit as a visual cue to know that it’s on. I almost returned it bc I thought it wasnt working until I realized it wasn’t turned on. Again I cant stress this enough esp considering I had originally got the 600 but after 6+ hours of troubleshooting I could not get it to work. Thinking back on it now I believe it was never turned on. 🤦🏻