Bose Smart Soundbar 600
3100 W, 2.0 Channel
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10 reviews
Good sound, mediocre handling
Pro
- Very good sound
- looks pretty
- Coupling with TV flawless (HDMI and optical)
- Practical remote control (easy source selection)
Contra
- Does not synchronise sufficiently with Bose speakers (approx. 1 second delay)
- Commissioning and coupling awkward
- Practically not configurable without WiFi
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I regret my purchase. Firstly, setting up the sound bar (wifi and bluetooth network connection) is not easy. There's no lcd screen indicating the status of the bar, just a tiny, inconspicuous LED that changes colour depending on the status of the bar. It stopped working (no sound, whatever the connection mode, eArc TV, optical cable, bluetooth). Sent back for repair under warranty, it came back in the same condition. Still no sound. Returned a second time, it came back without the remote control. This is necessary at the beginning to set the parameters. Galaxus claimed that I hadn't included it with my shipment, which is not true. Each intervention by the after-sales service took several weeks. The product is unreliable and the Galaxus after-sales service was incompetent to repair this sound bar in a professional manner.
Pro
- Sound quality (when it works)
Contra
- Very complicated to set up
- No LCD screen, small, inconspicuous LED
- Unreliable
- Incompetent after-sales service
Easy to configure, good quality.
Pro
- Easy to configure
- Quite powerful
- No need for a subwoofer
Contra
- For music I find it a little limited, a pair of Presonus 3.5T sounds better.
Sounds good on the desk too!
I have connected the soundbar with TOSLINK to a Delock extractor, which is connected to the PC via HDMI (2.0b) output.
It only works with TOSLINK, as eARC only works from HDMI 2.1 as standard, for which you would have to buy extra chips and install them in the PC.
As the soundbar is now only about 60cm away from me, you don't have to turn it up all the way and the sound is very good.
Maybe I'll add the small bass module, we'll see :DPro
- Works with Windows 10/11
- TOSLINK quality ok
Contra
- Standard HDMI >= 2.0b in eARC does not yet work.
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The volume and sound quality of the 700s were far superior to my new 600s. Unfortunately, I had a fault with two of the 700s because the Bluetooth connection couldn't be repaired. I hope I won't have these problems with the 600. Without an amplifier and additional speakers, I find the speaker too weak. Fortunately, I have these and was able to connect the amplifier and speakers of the 700 to the 600 soundbar.
Pro
- Small
- more favourable
Contra
- Sound volume
Great product, great quality
6 out of 10 reviews
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