Unknown Speaker 0:00 Hey guys, if any of you out there have
recently upgraded to a really fancy TV, or unhappy with the sound quality, you might be doing a bit
of research into your own sound bar to really amp up your home theater performance. Well, today
we're going to be discussing the Bose solo five, which is an ultra compact soundbar. We're going to
be discussing some of the benefits and features to see if this might be the right solution for
all of your home theater needs. And if you are interested in checking out the Bose solo five,
I will throw a link to it down in the description below. So you can check it out there if you're
interested. And if I do happen to find any deals or discounts as well that might not be available
on their website. I'll throw those down there for you as well. But jumping right into the review,
if you've never heard of Bose, it is a US company and one of the largest speaker manufacturers for
home use. One such speaker is the Bose solo five soundbar. And basically the purpose of the sound
bar is to offer higher quality sound than the speaker units built into a modern TV. Now in
terms of size, sandbars can vary drastically. But the Bose solo five is actually relatively small,
it's 70 by 548 by 86 millimeters. Now you might be wondering if something so small, can output
good sound quality, and I'm here to tell you that it absolutely does. In terms of its Look,
the Bose solo five soundbar has an oval shape with rounded edges and bows inscription in the
middle. It's definitely a sleek modern looking design. It also has two fantastic LED lights,
which light up and change color to let the user know what the current solo five
sound mode is. And it also blinks to confirm the change in audio output volume. It's definitely a
minimalist approach to a soundbar which makes it very sleek and it will look excellent in
any home theater setup. In terms of inputs. On the right there is an optical digital input,
a coaxial digital input, and a 3.5 millimeter analog input. The solo five does come with all of
the cables needed, so you don't have to purchase any extra cables or an external AV device.
One downside here though is it doesn't have any HDMI ports, which is a bit of a disappointment.
There is also a USB port here, but it's only for service updates only. So you can't play songs from
an external hard drive for instance, but obviously there is Bluetooth wireless connectivity. So as
long as your music player is Bluetooth capable, you shouldn't have any issues there. The Bose
solo five does also come with a remote control. And one really cool feature about this remote
control is it does support over 1800 different third party codes from all AV devices, which
makes it possible to control almost any AV device. It also has as many as 54 different function keys,
six of which have backlighting, this remote is truly capable of doing it all. Now obviously, if
you're here, the thing you want to hear about most is of course, the sound quality. Well, the Bose
solo five has enough output power to easily fill rooms larger than 20 square meters with the sound.
It has good mid range reproduction. Although the tweeter seems a bit hidden behind the rest of the
spectrum. If you are somebody who enjoys good beefy bass, then you'll be right at home hear
the bass was excellent and strong. Honestly, you'll be surprised so much bass comes out of
such a small device. And even at the higher output levels, the bass doesn't lose any control at all.
Now we did notice the left and right ratio and stereo sound is a bit narrow. But obviously the
speaker itself is very compact and dimensions. So that definitely makes sense. Also, just to note,
if you are interested in getting the full surround sound experience, then the Bose
solo five might not scratch that itch. It doesn't have any virtual sound mode. So the whole sound
experience is shifted to the center of the front speaker itself. Basically, this sound bars goal is
to enhance the sound coming directly out of your TV. And it does that brilliantly, you'll find that
dialogues are much cleaner, and the overall sound presentation will just have a much higher quality.
It also has a much more dynamic and vocal sound quality, which certainly contributes to a smoother
more natural experience of the overall sound quality. Now I have to say that sound bars in this
price range are not nearly so crisp and clear as the Bose solo five speech is easy to understand.
And the speakers have a ton of kick. You can even activate a dialogue mode for highlighting voices
using the remote control. As I mentioned, it does have fantastic bass. One thing we did notice,
however, is that when things do get really loud, there is a limiter that shifts down several levels
quickly, but audibly. So that's something that you might notice, but it really didn't matter
the experience very much for us. Also do note that you cannot add a subwoofer to the Bose solo five,
it doesn't have a connection for a sub and no wireless transmitters for wireless sub options.
Now, I will say this is a great option for those of you who just want something that's easy to use
and sounds great. It was designed to be as much of a plug and play soundbar as possible. It's small,
so it won't be cumbersome in your home theater setup. And operating in general is just very
easy and won't take a ton of your time. So guys, if you're just looking for a soundbar
that has a well built design, decent sound on stereo content, especially for its size,
good bass and a great universal remote, then definitely check out the Bose solo five review,
Unknown Speaker 4:42 I think it's going to be
a great addition to your home theater setup. So guys, hopefully this review was helpful for you
if you are interested in getting into the world of sound bars. And as I mentioned, if you are
interested in checking out the Bose solo five a little bit further, I'll throw a link down below
so you can check it out there and if I do find any deals or discounts for it We'll put that down
in the description for you as well. Otherwise I hope this video was helpful for you. If so,
please feel free to give me a thumbs up as always appreciate that. And if you do have any questions
or comments, please put them down below as I love getting to answer as many of those as possible.
Otherwise guys, thanks so much for watching. Hope you have a great rest of your day. Stay safe out
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