Bose’s latest soundbar, the $499 Smart Soundbar 600, is the company’s latest attempt at the cat-and-mouse game it’s playing with Sonos. In 2021, Sonos updated its compact Beam soundbar with Dolby Atmos capability, giving it a feature that Bose’s similarly priced Smart Soundbar 300 didn’t have. The Smart Soundbar 600 addresses that gap and even moves the needle just a little further by integrating motion drive units, something the Beam lacks. It will be available on October 20th, but you can pre-order it from October 10th.
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For those who may not be immersed in Dolby Atmos minutiae, the 3D immersive sound format takes advantage of the height as well as the left/right/center and rear surround speakers. But not all Dolby Atmos soundbars have dedicated lift drivers that bounce those high-pitched sounds from your ceiling to your viewing position. The second-generation Sonos Beam is one of those soundbars, and instead uses virtualization to create that sense of height.
Virtualization can be very effective, but it’s rarely as good as dedicated drivers, so we expect the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 to have the upper hand in this area. It also has a set of racetrack-shaped side drivers that can spread sound from the sides and a dedicated center driver for dialogue.
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I was treated to a demo of the Soundbar 600 at the September 2022 Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II launch event, and if that was any indication of its sonic prowess, it looks like Bose has another great speaker in store for customers.
When you’re not listening to Dolby Atmos content, Bose says its TrueSpace technology will intelligently enhance stereo or 5.1-channel content into an immersive mix, giving you an Atmos experience for all your movies and shows.
Like its previous smart soundbars (300, 500, 700 and 900), the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 can be expanded with Bose’s collection of subwoofers and surround speakers, and you can make it an element of a multi-room speaker system, with the Bose Music app acting as your control missions.
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The soundbar is equipped with Bluetooth and Apple AirPlay 2. It has built-in Chromecast, and you can use it as an Amazon Alexa smart speaker thanks to the built-in microphones. If you opt for Alexa smarts, you’ll also be able to use the Bose Voice4Video feature that lets you control your connected TV with a few simple voice commands.
Speaking of TV connections, one shortcoming of the Smart Soundbar 600 (the same shortcoming as all Bose and Sonos smart soundbars) is that it only has one HDMI ARC/eARC connection, so you can’t connect an external video source like a media streamer or video transfer device to your TV while the soundbar controls the sound.
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Like the Sonos Beam Gen 2, the Smart Soundbar 600 is quite compact, measuring just 27 inches wide and just 2.2 inches tall. This makes it the perfect size for a large number of small to medium sized rooms on its own or for larger spaces if you add additional components.
We’ll be getting our hands (and ears) on the Smart Soundbar 600 very soon, and when we do, we’ll be back with our in-depth review so you can see if this is the Bose speaker you’ve been waiting for.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn