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I had three goals in mind when looking
for a new sound bar one make sure it has
Dolby Atmos to Future proof my setup so
I don't feel like I have to upgrade in a
year or so to find the absolute best
most immersive audio quality and three
find it for the best price without
having to spend a ton of money and that
search has led me to the Bose smart
Soundbar 600 let's talk specs features
why I chose it over other sound bars and
why I not only would recommend it to you
but Phil this is probably the best sound
bar of 2022. let's talk about it
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quick disclaimer I am not a professional
Soundbar reviewer but I do have over 25
years of experience working in studios
helping people put together home studios
I've owned tons of Home Theater setups
for comparison and feel I have a pretty
good ear at the end of the day I'm Just
Your Average consumer just like you who
happens to have a lot of experience with
audio the Bose smart Soundbar 600 comes
in at a retail price of 499 dollars but
can be found on sale for 449 dollars
check my link in the description as I
try to post the lowest possible price I
can find now I did first consider the
Bose soundbar 300 however that model
does not have Dolby Atmos and while it
would be the most affordable option with
a sale price of 399 dollars the Soundbar
600 sale price is only fifty dollars
more so it was kind of a no-brainer
build quality does have a premium feel
as the aluminum body feels nice and
weighted has a metal wraparound Grille
covering the front and sides which
houses a single Center speaker for
dialogue as well as two transducers on
the sides to help spread sound
horizontally and a metal Grille on top
which houses the atmos upward fire and
speakers now some may disagree here but
I actually like that the body is not
covered with excessive buttons and
there's no front display showing volume
level I'm just not a fan of the typical
white numbers you find on most sound
bars it is supported by rubber feet
however I'm a big believer in acoustic
treatment and isolation and would
recommend you support the sound bar with
something like these rubber Pro Jack's
feet I have underneath Link in the
description on the back you'll find your
AC adapter Port ir and base ports for
the optional base and wireless surround
speaker add-ons an optical in a service
USB and single HDMI e-arc port now with
that single HDMI port is a concern as
long as your devices are all connected
to your TV you'll be just fine one side
note is that Optical ports cannot
transmit Dolby Atmos codecs so you'll
definitely want to make sure you use
your TV's Arc or e-arc HDMI port that'll
allow your soundbar to take full
advantage of Dolby Digital Dolby Digital
plus Adobe true HD and Dolby Atmos
signals as an added bonus if your
devices support CEC you'll be able to
turn on and off all your devices with a
single device the way my Xbox turns my
TV and Soundbar on and off
now if for some reason you're not able
to use the HDMI ARC port on your TV or
are watching non-at-most content it does
feature Bose truespace technology which
analyzes other formats like say 5.1 and
up mixes them to create an Atmos like
multi-channel experience now if you're
like me and working with limited space
in an apartment know that it sits about
27.5 inches wide has a depth of about 4
inches weighs about 7 pounds and sits at
2.25 inches high so it should fit
perfectly in front of most TVs and
negate the need to put holes in your
walls to mount your TV so why did I
choose this sound bar over other sound
bars and what do I truly think of the
sound so I had the luxury of going to my
nearest Best Buy and being able to hear
demos there was this sound bar and the
Bose 900 the entire Suite of Polk
magnify sound bars and a few LG sound
bars but I don't recall the specific
models my wife was with me and had the
same opinion that when you compare sound
bar vs sound bar the Bose line up up was
a big step above now if you go out and
buy an LG or a poke sound bar and take
it home chances are you're going to be
satisfied but when you're able to hear
them side by side you really see just
why Bose is considered a premium brand
as the Sound Stage is just that much
better making even the magnifymax SR
sound thin in comparison now why I'm
used to watching shows and movies and
gaming in my Adobe at most home theater
system with full Suite of poke Signature
Series speakers so maybe I'm more picky
than the average person would be but to
my ears The Sound Stage and the 600 has
to be among the best I've heard in a
sound bar so far I always feel like
sound bars have some sort of compromise
sometimes dialogue is clear but there's
no mid or low end or maybe it's boomy
and dialogue is hard to understand but
these Soundbar 600 manages to nail the
full spectrum clearly the only scenario
I could imagine one wouldn't be
satisfied is if you have a big space
that would warrant the need for the base
module answer round speaker add-ons now
at that point things can get a little
dicey because now you're spending around
thirteen hundred dollars for the full
system and there might be stronger
competition in that range that said if
you're in an apartment like me you have
a smaller to medium-sized room and
neighbors to worry about the sound bar
alone should be just fine now you could
just plug and play and go with the
factory settings and be happy with that
but I highly recommend once you have
that Bose music app downloaded you go
into your audio settings and experiment
with the center channel height Channel
bass and treble settings until you find
your own personal calibration that works
for you so if you want to do it the easy
way there is a dialogue mode that really
brings vocals up front and center
however it comes at the expense of some
mid frequencies and you kind of lose
some of that immersion this sound bar
does so well take it from me take your
time dial in those settings once you
find a balance you're happy with the
overall experience will be so much
better a few things I didn't mention is
that this Soundbar is Wi-Fi Bluetooth
Apple AirPlay 2 Spotify and Chromecast
compatible and can be controlled by
using your voice using voice for video
and Amazon Alexa those are features I
really don't use and don't plan to but
if that's something you need it's there
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that's going to wrap things up for today
I really do feel like these Soundbar 600
is the one to get and if your budget
isn't quite there I absolutely think
it's worth it to save up just a little
bit longer so you can get the most bang
for your buck let me know in the
comments below if you're going to buy
the Soundbar 600 or if you think there's
something better on the market that
deserves the best sound bar title until
next time thank you for watching stay
tuned and have yourself a great rest of
your day