Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 review

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Rating 5 5

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Smart Soundbar 300
7.6
Bose Smart Soundbar 900
8.4
10
9

Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 review

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
vs
Bose Smart Soundbar 900

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Bose Smart Soundbar 300 vs Bose Smart Soundbar 900 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Smart Soundbar 300 has a total rating of 7.6 out of 10 versus 8.4 for Smart Soundbar 900.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 3.0 versus 5.1.2 for the Bose Smart Soundbar 900. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Smart Soundbar 300 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Smart Soundbar 900 - wired. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got our rating of 5 out of 10, and the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 8 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

These models have the ability to connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Bose Smart Soundbar 300 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/1 of the Bose Smart Soundbar 900. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Smart Soundbar 300 received a rating of 8/10 versus 9/10, respectively. App control is available in every soundbar. A built-in microphone is present in each model. Multi-room is only available for the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.

Multichannel surround

Only the Smart Soundbar 900 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. The soundbars do not support the surround sound technology DTS:X. For multichannel surround Bose Smart Soundbar 300 got a rating of 4, and Bose Smart Soundbar 900 6 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 300 over Bose Smart Soundbar 900

  • Multi-room support

Advantages Bose Smart Soundbar 900 over Bose Smart Soundbar 300

  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
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Common

Product

Bose Smart Soundbar 300
Bose Smart Soundbar 900

Model

Smart Soundbar 300
Smart Soundbar 900

Brand

Bose
Bose

Reviews

144
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General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

microphone, action
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
5.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

Separate speaker (in package)

0
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wired

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
1/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
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

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

66 x 5 x 10.1/26.5 x 2.2 x 4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.6/8

Other

Release year

2020
2022
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  • 7.6
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  • 7.6Bose Smart Soundbar 300
  • 8.4Bose Smart Soundbar 900

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