Smart Ultra Soundbar

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Smart Ultra Soundbar

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Based on 31 Reddit mentions

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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

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RevolutionaryAir1621 in r/bose

May 5, 2026 9:39 PM

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How many of you with ultra smart soundbar will upgrade to lifestyle ultra?

Upgraded from Bose Smart Ultra to the new Lifestyle Ultra — sharing what I've learned Owned the Smart Ultra for about 6 months until a firmware update bricked it. Best Buy ended up offering me a fair deal to upgrade, so I paid the difference and walked out with the brand new Lifestyle Ultra (release

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New_Supermarket1578 in r/bose

May 21, 2026 4:12 PM

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How many of you with ultra smart soundbar will upgrade to lifestyle ultra?

I bought Smart Ultra Soundbar + Bass Module 700 over a year ago. Not gonna upgrade it anytime soon as it does it’s job just as good as it did before new Lifestyle lineup was announced so no reason for me to upgrade. I might add 300 or 700 surrounds in the future (new or used) but that’s all. I’m gon

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martyn__ in r/bose

May 8, 2026 8:14 AM

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Soundtouch is less discontinued than you think

I honestly find what Bose did with SoundTouch extremely disappointing and hard to justify. I understand when cheap smart gadgets lose support after a few years. That’s unfortunately normal today. But Bose was always positioned differently. Bose was one of those brands people associated with longevit

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openberg in r/bose

May 13, 2026 8:31 AM

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So, it happened - farewell Bose

This whole SoundTouch shutdown honestly makes me sad. I grew up seeing Bose as one of those rare brands people kept for decades. I still remember hearing an old Bose system at a friend’s house almost 40 years ago and being amazed by the sound. That memory stayed with me, and it’s one reason I became

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openberg in r/bose

May 14, 2026 9:16 AM

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