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Ryan Waniata
Digital Trends
“The Bose Soundbar 500 is a sleek, slim choice for balanced home theater sound.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Sleek slim design
- Balanced sound quality
- Clear dialogue performance
- Intuitive Bose Music app
- AirPlay 2 support
- Wide soundstage
Points of Contention
- Lack of subwoofer
- Single HDMI ARC input
- Limited EQ options
- Lacks sub-bass
- Doesn't get very loud at max volume
- Compresses heavily in bass range
Professional Reviews
2 reviews from 2 critics72
RTINGS.com
RTINGS
“The Bose Soundbar 500 is an okay soundbar when used by itself without the separate sub and back satellites.”
