Bose Smart Soundbar 700 Questions

Barry C.2y

Lots of negative reviews for the Bose 700 soundbar on this forum. Most though are several years old. I have had issues with my 700 soundbar and iffy Bose customer service which was ongoing as at 8 January 2024. I am interested in hearing more recent comments about the 700 experience - good or bad. Bose now tell me (9/1/24) my repaired 700 is on its way back to me. Maybe Bose is getting better, especially the software which seems to be the major complaint on this forum, and my expensive paperweight will give no more trouble. Let’s see.

Befetti4y

Faulty Bose Products and Australian Consumer Guarantee: Wei posted that she paid over $300 for the repair of a 2-year old failed Bose product! So, Bose did not repair or replace the product at their cost, is my understanding. It is a serious concern if Bose Australia is not respecting the Australian Consumer Guarantee. Clearly a Bose product should last way more than 2 years. I would suggest a 5 year lifespan as reasonable. If this is indeed the case then stop supporting Bose in Australia and, more importantly, take up a failed product not being repaired at their cost, within its reasonable life span, with the ACCC. Awaiting a reply from Bose AU.

Wei 4y

Thanks mate, it is just so bizarre this can be broken in such a short time. Just search for "bose indicator light st300" as an example on google, besides the official bose website, you can see a lot of discussions about the same issue on reddit. It is very disappointing they charge so much to fix. I do not want to waste another 350 dollars and then it broke in another year. So as of now they are just sitting inside my storage. I am not gonna buy another Bose, their connection issues is super famous too. (For your info, that issue is way too annoying for me as well, I stopped using my phone to connect to the device at all).

Daryl6y

Bought one a month ago Aug 2020. Sounds are great, build is great, I find the software relatively easy to setup and use (I am a software tester by trade). For those having connectivity issues I did notice after a power outage it tried to jump on to my 2.5Gz wifi when it was originally connected to my 5Ghz wifi. Easy solution, just set up both. Have had 0 issues with connectivity since. For those struggling with the software my opinion is if you want such a connected device given the nature of google/alexa assistants/wifi/casting/blue tooth etc. bose has done a great job at keeping the software as simple as they can (I actually prefer more layers to access). I'd suggest if the software config is too much then go for a less connected device as this is the nature of the beast these days. Although one recommendation around the wifi settings is to enable users to favorite/drop connections.

Ankur 6y

Hey Daryl, did u buy the woofer and the sound bar or just the bar. The reason for me to get an incomplete experience could be the missing woofer. There is no depth in the sound and just comes out loud enough but no substance. Not sure what m doing wrong. Connectivity was easy, looks like a million bucks... sound...yeah no! Woofers about 1k - gotta save a bit. Keep well.

Daryl 6y

Had an existing acoustimas 300 sub which I've paired with the 700 (my sound touch 300 bar stopped working - blown capacitor, bass also blew capacitors but bose fixed for free). Does give a huge uplift to the bass sound, in fact in the music app I have had to turn the bass down to around 40. Did you run the adpatiq calibration? I had the chance to listen with and without the base module and yes it does make a big difference. Even so the sound just from the bar is a big upgrade compared to just to my LG tv speakers.

Neil C6y

is the Bose 700 soundbar fully compatible with Foxtel iQ4 and its 4K channels?

Curious77y

I've purchased a Bose Soundbar 700, but not the Bass module 700. Although the sound from 700 is better than the TV sound, it's disappointing compared to my old surround sound system. Even the normal speech sounds a bit 'tinny'. Would the addition of the bass module also improve the speech or only fpr the sub woofer range of sounds.

Daryl 7y

Hi Curious Yep the SB 700 generally would not compete with a high end 5.1 surround system which is what I had. It is however in my opinion the best soundbar on the market which does offer rear surround speakers and a base module as optional extras. I have the full system and really I haven't looked back or given it a second thought since I set it up. Really its been a breath of fresh air. The sound is extremely good for a soundbar and the surround speakers and base module are definitely worth it if you want a good cinema experience. The sound is undeniably Bose. If its a no fuss, small footprint, almost no wires, with a great remote and easy to use system you want its great. If you want a high end reference quality surround sound system go get what I had. You can enjoy looking at that huge box with a million wires hanging out of it running all over the room. They generally have complex setups and rarely suit the acoustics of your room. By the time you've got it working properly something better just came out. Also that will cost at least twice as much as the Bose!

One thing I will say is work the adjustments in the APP to get the best sound out the Bose and just sit back and enjoy.

Vish 7y

Hi Daryl, I also have a 7.1 Yamaha setup and thinking about Bose full setup (with rear speakers) or Sonos hwoever I'm worried that the bose (or Sonos) setup will not be as good in our open plan family room. It measures 5x8 meters and then the kitchen on one side. How big is the room you are using it in? Cheers Vish.