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A Great Home Theater Option All By Itself
Engadget • • general
Key Points:
- Bose's Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar features an elevated design with a textured knit-fabric grille and a glass top, along with innovative touch-enabled volume controls on the right side of the panel.
- The soundbar houses nine drivers, including up-firing and PhaseGuide drivers, and uses Bose's CustomTune feature to optimize sound based on room acoustics via a smartphone microphone.
- It delivers impressive bass performance suitable for small to medium rooms without needing an additional subwoofer, and vocals remain clear thanks to a center-mounted tweeter.
- Optional add-ons include the Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer ($899) and Lifestyle Ultra Speakers ($349 each), with rear speakers enhancing directional audio and immersion more effectively than the subwoofer.
- The Lifestyle Ultra supports AirPlay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, and Bluetooth for music streaming, and competes with similarly priced models like Samsung's QS90H and Sonos Arc Ultra, with Bose currently offering a $200 discount through October 11.
