Bose
Smart Ultra Soundbar
Based on 31 Reddit mentions
$999.00
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I Pulled the trigger! Who else is getting one?
Same. I have the smart ultra soundbar and 700 sub. I was holding out for decent surrounds. Then when the new rears were announced, I was cheering. However, to screw their loyal customer base, Bose decide not to make any of the lifestyle range backwards compatible. Seeee yaaa Bose. I’m going to upgra
..._Hotdamn in r/bose
May 16, 2026 8:48 AM
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Bose is back in your living room, and Sonos should be worried
Just read that these are not compatible to prior Bose surround speakers which sucks. Bose might be shooting itself on the foot with this one. I currently have an smart ultra soundbar and a 700 sub and was looking to add surround speakers. Now that they've released this, I'm not too sure anymore if I
...RevolutionaryAir1621 in r/bose
May 5, 2026 9:39 PM
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Its official now.
This is extremely disappointing and they’ve definitely missed the mark on this one. I have the smart ultra soundbar and would 100% buy these if they were compatible. But now… sorry Bose, but I’m going to buy another brand.
_Hotdamn in r/bose
May 5, 2026 12:30 PM
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Its official now.
Here I am keeping my Bose Ultra Soundbar for years just waiting for them to finally release upward firing surrounds so I can upgrade my surround 300s, for them to not even have the ability to pair with my current soundbar and forcing me to have to upgrade. Screw Bose, this has completely taken me aw
...Mannyep43 in r/bose
May 6, 2026 12:33 PM
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Share opinions on the new Bose Lifestyle Ultra soundbar
Hi, I had the smart ultra soundbar including surrounds 300 and bass module 700. I sold it to get the new lifestyle soundbar, sub and surrounds. So far I am disappointed with it. I had connectivity issues right out the box, took 4 factory reset to get it working. Surrounds keep going offline for some
...dat_tallguy in r/bose
May 22, 2026 11:55 PM
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Its official now.
Meine zwei Monate alte Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar bringt mir in diesem Fall gar nichts. Die Surround Speakers 700 werden nicht mehr produziert und die Lifestyle Surround Speakers sind nicht kompatibel. Genau mein Humor. Somit wird die Soundbar verkauft und ich werde zu Sonos wechseln. Danke für nicht
...Merowinger023 in r/bose
May 7, 2026 8:49 AM
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Bose is back in the game !
It’s a shame. I currently have the smart ultra soundbar and if the new rears were compatible with it, I would have bought them straight up. But now, I’d rather spend my money on a complete new setup with Sonos or Sony for 2 reasons. The other brands are better. Out of spite for Bose forcing original
..._Hotdamn in r/bose
May 9, 2026 4:53 AM
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I’m having an issue with my Bose bass module 700
I got the Ultra Smart Soundbar, Bose 700 subwoofer and the Bose 700 surround system a month ago and noticed this crackling/popping sound out of the blue. The WiFi interference is real, as we all know. We just need to find the right “radio station” to get rid of the static. I didn’t believe in using
...Gr8M0n3ytrain15 in r/bose
May 10, 2026 4:00 PM
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Its official now.
Bist du dir da sicher, dass die neuen Surround Speaker nicht mehr kompatibel sind, denn viele Leute haben die Smart Ultra Soundbar und haben nur auf neue Surround Speaker gewartet, weil die 700er einfach nicht mehr zeitgemäß waren für den Preis den Bose dafür haben wollte. Es wäre eine absolute Saue
...Kenobi3380 in r/bose
May 12, 2026 1:02 PM
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No backwards compatibility for new lifestyle surround speakers
Hold off a month? You're having a laugh if they add support for backward compatibility Bose will lose money because then you won't need to upgrade and just buy the surround speakers that most of the smart ultra soundbar users want. Bose has made their brand into a cult
Terrible_Positive_81 in r/bose
May 13, 2026 9:24 PM
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