Bose SOLO

Bose SOLO
alaScore 95

25 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 10 expert reviews and 15 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 73/100 and users rate it 85/100. The average review date is Dec 4, 2012. We have compared these reviews to 202427 reviews from other Speakers. The alaScore™ for this product is 95/100 = Excellent. Last update: May 25, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 25 reviews)

Expert Reviews  

User Reviews  

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Bose Solo TV sound system

 

Bose basically created the "lifestyle" home audio category, so it's surprising the company has been slow to embrace sound bars. Nevertheless, the Bose Solo ($400 street) is a strong offering in the booming sound bar market. It utilizes a pedestal...

The Bose Solo is among the best-looking sound bars available, with a clutter-free pedestal design. The included remote is excellent and dead simple to use. Its sound quality is unambiguously better than a TV's built-in speakers, especially for movies...

The Solo falls short of the sound quality of both other pedestal sound bars and traditional sound bars that include a wireless subwoofer. It lacks a front-panel display, so you won't know if its volume level is maxed out or not. And the Solo's small...

Although its sonic talents are comparatively modest, the Bose Solo is an exceedingly handsome and easy-to-use sound bar.

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"Good Solo Act that could be better"

 

The Solo nicely fits a niche form factor not met by most other sound bar offerings. I wanted to improve the basic sound quality of a Toshiba 37" LCD kept inside a large oak TV cabinet on an extendable swivel stand. I had been using a Sony sound bar to...

Very good sound that is quick & easy to setup. Sturdy build quality with small convenient footprint.

Non-Programmable unit & remote. No volume level indicator or auto-power on features. Slightly expensive considering some features lacking.

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"An amazing sound system that blows most systems away."

 

The price is under $400 and and Bose.com will let you make monthly payments from your credit card, interest free. The time to buy is now,they are on a 2 week back order now but well worth the wait unless you go to a bose store (they probably have some...

Clear sound quality, fills the room with sounds without constantly adjusting the volume controls. Adjusts itself to loud noises and works great with my big living room. No speaker wires to mess with and sets up very easy with one audio cable.

Haven't found a con yet.

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super easy to install

 

Makes TV viewing much more enjoyable. Dialog much better all sound is better.

Clear Sound","Easy To Set Up","Good Remote","Interfaces Well With TV

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NICE AND SIMPLE

 

GOOD SOUND NICE AND SIMPLE

Easy To Set Up

Expert review by:

Bose Solo review

 

Bose's solo is (by Bose standards) an entry-level speaker system. It's a speaker bar designed to sit underneath your TV, replacing the internal speakers with something a little more powerful.

Improved audio over your TV, but limited inputs aren’t ideal for set-top boxes

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Bose Solo

 

A boost for TV sound, but it's not enough

Sounds better than the average flatscreen ; Decent sense of scale

Limited inputs ; Price ; Dialogue sounds hard and compressed ; Bass sounds loose and detached

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Bose Solo reveals what is missing from TV sound

 

The Bose Solo fits snugly beneath my Sharp 42 inch TV. The sound from this 50 watt unit is so much better than 10 watt stereo plus 15 watt subwoofer on the TV, especially when connected via the optical output port. There is a real thump to the base not...

outstanding sound quality., easy to install

a bit pricy but you get what you pay for

Product Specifications

Configuration

Active / Passive Speakers:Active
Signal Connection:Wired

General Features

Number of Speakers:1
Sound Projector:Sound Projector
Speaker Type:Front/Center Speaker
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