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The Bose Smart Soundbar 500 is a compact one-piece soundbar with a low, wide profile meant to sit under a TV without blocking the screen. It supports Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Bose's multiroom system, and it can add Bose bass modules and surround speakers later. It has no HDMI input, so it relies on optical or Wi-Fi streaming rather than passing through video. Reviewers rate its dialogue clarity and app control highly but note the lack of HDMI eARC and the modest bass without a subwoofer, which puts it behind similarly sized bars that include a sub.
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Lowest price we've seen: $1,397.01 on Nov 11 at Best Buy. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 11.
Owners and reviewers praise the 500 for crisp speech and easy streaming, and many call it one of the better small bars for dialogue. The common complaints are thin bass on its own and the missing HDMI connection.
The Bose Smart Soundbar 500 is a black soundbar that connects wirelessly over Bluetooth and AirPlay 2. It also works with Spotify Connect.
It has one optical S/PDIF input for wired connection to a TV or other source. The soundbar can be controlled through an app and supports multiroom playback.
