Turning those same commercials up to volumes slightly louder than normal made male vocals sound thin, etched and spitty, while female vocals sounded harsh, peaky, and consistently sibilant. We also downloaded the iOS SoundTouch app for our smartphone before taking the SoundTouch for a spin. Overall, those sounds were less articulate and distinct than as heard through more premium subwoofers, but they were still potent and highly satisfying through the Bose module. If you desire even more bass, you can wirelessly connect two bass modules to the Bose Smart Soundbar 300. Its compact size allows for easy integration into any space, while its powerful performance ensures rich and immersive sound.

It’s then thoroughly inspected, tested, and serviced to meet strict Bose sound quality standards — the same as a new product. Then, connect that source to the soundbar and utilize the “pass-through” capability of the SoundTouch 300. The Bose Bass Module 700 can only be added to the Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar, Bose Smart Soundbar 600, Bose Smart Soundbar 900, Bose Smart Soundbar 300, Bose TV Speaker, Bose Smart Soundbar 700, Bose Soundbar 500 and the SoundTouch 300 soundbar. The new Bose Smart Soundbar 300 with Bass Module 500 delivers spacious sound, clear dialogue and rich bass for your movies, music and games. Another clue as to one of this soundbar’s key features lies in its moniker: All SoundTouch labeled devices are enabled with Bose’s wireless multi-room connectivity platform.To connect it to a SoundTouch 300 Soundbar, repeat the connection process according to the instructions on page 12 of the manual. The SoundTouch 300 uses the reflective surfaces of the room to deliver a spacious home theater experience. And you can pair a Bose smart soundbar with select Bose headphones for synchronised sound with separate volume levels – which means you can lower or mute your soundbar while keeping your headphones loud. While it is aging a bit -- we reviewed the original SoundTouch 300 almost two years ago -- Bose's future-forward design aesthetic with generally overall positive performance still makes it a good choice. Once we freed the Acoustimass 300 from its solid, triple-layer box, we saw that it is finished to a similarly high standard.

We listened to the Fred Hersch Trio’s recording of that old jazz standard, Mood Indigo, from the album The Fred Hersch Trio Plays, to see how well this soundbar and sub fared with acoustic sounds. It connects wirelessly to your soundbar and adds even more depth and impact to everything from explosive movie effects to house-rocking playlists. Though we got the pair pair up and running fairly quickly —total time from out of the box until playback was less than 20 minutes, including reading the quick start guides — the system sounded pretty mediocre. While the Acoustimass offers impressive performance for its size, we could hear it coming up short in the bottom octave.It's possible that interference from other wireless devices are affecting the wireless functionality of your product. In situations where you cannot reposition the bass module or other wireless devices to avoid wireless interference, connect a shielded 3.