Unknown Speaker 0:00 Hey guys, Taylor here with another
product review, and today we're talking about the Bose TV speaker. Now if you've recently upgraded
your TV and you were a little bit disappointed with the sound quality, you may be interested in
purchasing a soundbar. Basically, a good sound bar will really increase your audio quality
and give you that full home theater experience. Bose does offer a wide variety of TV speakers,
but today we're going to be looking at one of the smallest speakers that they offer. The Bose TV
speaker is the successor to the Bose solo five TV. And it's basically a more compact version.
But with this small size, a lot of people have been wondering if it's still a good product and
still produces the high quality sound experience that Bose is known for. So today we're gonna be
diving into some of the benefits and features of the Bose TV speaker and seeing if it might be
right for you in your particular situation. And as always, I will leave links to the Bose TV speaker
down in the description below. So you can check it out there if you're interested. I'll also throw a
link to any deals or discounts that I might find that might not be available on their website. So
feel free to take advantage of those as well. So starting off with the design inputs and features.
Bose is definitely known for using premium high quality materials on all of their products
and the Bose TV speaker is no exception. If you've seen their soundbar 500 it's got a very similar
design with similar materials used. You won't find any of the premium tempered glass available in
some of their more expensive units. But again, for a unit of this size, that's pretty normal.
Now as we mentioned, the Bose TV speaker is incredibly small, measuring just 23.4 inches
by 2.2 inches by four inches and it has a combined weight of only 6.61 pounds. Now a great benefit of
this is it's so small that it can fit anywhere you want under your TV, you can also easily place it
inside a cabinet or more confined spaces, the Bose TV speaker does truly give you a ton of options.
The speaker has nice straight lines, beautiful rounded edges, and the front side is covered by
a single perforated aluminum grille and the whole thing is finished with a beautiful matte texture.
The soundbar itself doesn't feature any built in buttons whatsoever, which means you'll be using
the remote as the main means of control. There's also two LED lights featured on the front that
flashing a variety of different colors to indicate different functions of the unit. Now in our case,
we found this a little annoying just because it's a little difficult to memorize all the
different light combinations to understand what your speaker is doing. But if that doesn't bother
you that much, then it may not be a very big deal to you. The soundbar also has a very low profile,
so there's no reason for any IR repeaters to be included and that keeps the cost of the unit as
low as possible. The cables are also grouped in a single inset on the right side, keeping everything
nice and neat together and making cable management very easy. Overall the design is simple but it is
very good quality. It looks sharp under any TV or home theater setup. Now let's talk about the
internal hardware. It has a simple 2.0 channel system with no additional drivers for Atmos or
side firing woofers for surround activity, but the unit does use two over full range drivers
sitting in the middle but locked at an angle in order to provide a more wide soundstage.
Also, a single tweeter has been placed between the two drivers to help with high frequencies.
Also just so you know the unit can be connected to a wired subwoofer.
Let's talk about connectivity. The Bose TV speaker does try to keep it as simple as possible. So you
won't find anything too fancy here. There's a single HDMI input, a digital optical input,
an analog stereo input, a USB port, and a bass port for connecting a subwoofer. There is also
wireless capabilities, but you're limited only to Bluetooth functionality as there's no Wi Fi here.
Now let's talk about control options. As we mentioned before, there's no onboard buttons,
which means all of the control is by the included remote. The remote does also include mobile
app support or voice control functionality, so definitely don't lose this one. And the reason
I say that is the remote is also very tiny. It doesn't like a few features that might be on a
regular remote because of its size and limited buttons. But despite its small size, the remote
is still ergonomic and feels great to use in your hand. You also have the ability to use your TV's
remote through HDMI CEC functionality, in case you have used the HDMI connection. Also because the
soundbar is Roku TV ready, you can use your Roku TV remote control also, let's just talk about a
few extra features and services. Unknown Speaker 4:09
The unit does support Dolby Digital and DTS with both of them being down next to stereo only as
the unit only has two channels to work with. That means there's no support for Dolby true HD
or DTS HD master audio and obviously you know Dolby Atmos or DTS x. To be honest, there's not
a ton of options where audio is concerned. And we've seen a lot of cheaper sound bars that do
offer a wider range of features in terms of sound settings. The Bose TV speaker only actually has a
single extra sound mode that you can choose other than the default one and that's dialogue mode.
And with dialogue mode, obviously, it's going to improve clarity of dialogue and vocals in movies,
TV programs and podcasts. There are no other sound modes or settings available for you to
choose from, which again was surprising. few other notable extras include an auto wakeup and shutdown
function, where the soundbar will turn on when it detects an audio signal from one of the inputs.
As I mention It's also Roku TV ready. And lastly, there is third party remote programming support,
which means you can teach the soundbar to be controlled by any TV remote you may have,
which again is pretty handy in case you lose the one that comes with it. In terms of initial setup
here, the Bose TV speaker is incredibly easy to set up. And it's a very easy to use system.
Basically, unpacking, placing and connecting the unit can be done in minutes. And unlike a lot of
sound bars, there's not a lot of optional features and settings for you to mess with.
So it's very easy to just set up and run right out of the box. In terms of sound quality here,
you will immediately notice the improvement from your TV speakers. It adds a lot more volume,
clarity and a lot more details, which is really surprising considering the size of the soundbar.
There's not a lot of panning effects. So the sound does feel a bit static,
but it definitely does deepen the content. One of the major improvements here is in the dialogue,
you will really notice a clarity in the vocals of the program that you're watching.
As we mentioned, there's no kind of virtual surround sound tech here, so the sound will
be directional coming straight from wherever you place it. Overall, it's definitely a nice upgrade
over the original TV speakers that we tested. We didn't also try this with just music. And again,
the sound quality was good, we did notice a bit of distortion. However, once we cranked it to
max volume and the compression artifacts were a little bit more obvious than we'd like. But
again, if you plan on listening to your music at a normal volume, this won't be an issue. Overall,
the mid range had a good tone to it. And the higher frequencies were also a very surprisingly
great quality. So guys, just a few final thoughts, the Bose TV speaker is definitely a great option
for those of you that are looking to increase the sound quality and volume of your TV speakers.
It's also a great option for those of you who are looking for something simple and easy to set up
and aren't interested in fiddling with a lot of extra settings or cables.
Also, it could be a great fit for those of you who don't have a ton of space in your home theater
system and are looking for a compact solution. The Bose TV speaker is one of the smallest speakers
that we've seen, and it definitely does pack a punch for its size. Also, another great feature
here is the fact that it's not going to break the bank either. It's definitely reasonably priced for
what you're getting. Anyway guys, that's a look at the Bose TV speaker. Hopefully this review
was helpful for you. If so please feel free to leave me a thumbs up as I always appreciate that.
Just a reminder, if you do want to check out the Bose TV speaker for yourself,
I will leave a link to it down in the description so you can check it out there
along with any of those deals or discounts that I mentioned. Also, if you do have any questions or
comments, please feel free to drop them below as I always love getting to answer as many of
those as possible. Otherwise, guys, thanks so much for watching. Stay safe out there and I
hope to see you in the next video. Transcribed by https://otter.ai