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Bose Soundbar 500 review
Soundbar are a must-have device to accompany most of today’s modern TVs and Bose Soundbar 500 can be one of such. That is why the review has sense. After analyzing the features of Bose Soundbar 500, we gave it an overall rating of 7.4 points out of 10 possible.
Bose Soundbar 500 Pros
- ✔Dolby Atmos will allow you to enjoy deep and surround sound of movies
- ✔Streaming music from any Apple device is made as easy as possible with proprietary AirPlay technology
- ✔Connect quickly and stream music without lag with Amazon Music support
- ✔There is support for one of the most popular services for listening to music - Spotify
- ✔Wireless connection to other devices and interaction with network services via Wi-Fi is possible
- ✔Control your soundbar remotely or stream music from your devices via Bluetooth
- ✔Play your audio library from external media by USB
- ✔With HDMI ARC support reduce the number of cables between your TV and Soundbar 500
- ✔Stream music and control Bose Soundbar 500 basic features from the native App
Bose Soundbar 500 Cons
- ✖Bose did not complete the soundbar with an external subwoofer or a built-in subwoofer
- ✖There is no support for the object oriented format DTS:X
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Bose Soundbar 500 back and front view
Bose Soundbar 500 specs and features
General
| Placement type | table-top, wall-mountable |
| Connection to source | wired, wireless |
| Soundbar buttons | microphone |
Audio features
| Built-in channels | 3.0 |
| Amplification type | active |
| Output power, W | N/A |
| Separate speaker (in package) | 0 |
| Separate speaker connections | wireless |
Subwoofer
| Built-in subwoofer | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer (in package) | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer connections | wireless |
Streaming services
| Apple Music (AirPlay) | AirPlay 2 |
| Amazon Music | ✔ |
| Spotify | ✔ |
| Other streaming services | Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM |
Connectivity
| WI-FI | ✔ |
| Bluetooth | ✔ |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | 1 |
| NFC | ✖ |
| HDMI input/output | 1/0 |
| HDMI ARC | ✔ |
| HDMI eARC | ✖ |
| HDMI CEC | ✔ |
| Optical digital input/output | 1/0 |
| USB | 1 (USB 2.0) |
| Coaxial digital input/output | 0/0 |
| Analog audio input/output (RCA) | 0/0 |
| Headphone output | 0 |
| Subwoofer output | 0 |
Features
| Voice control | Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant |
| App control | ✔ |
| Microphone | ✔ |
| Remote control | ✔ |
| Multi-room | ✖ |
Multichannel surround
| Dolby Atmos | ✔ |
| Dolby (other) | Dolby Digital |
| DTS:X | ✖ |
| DTS (other) | has not |
Dimensions
| Size (Wx H x D), cm/in | 80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4 |
| Weight, kg/pounds | 3.1/7 |
Other
| Release year | 2018 |
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