When you’re spending this much on a soundbar, a thrilling sound is no less a requirement than an input connection. Sadly for the Bose SoundTouch 300, its generous network features and practical design can only save it so much. Unless you’ve already bought into the SoundTouch family and are dead set on expanding your multi-room set-up with a soundbar, we’d be slightly cautious about parting with our pounds here.

I like the Bose SoundTouch 300’s impressive body and scale, and I love the design of the soundbar itself, but its high price, lack of wireless streaming flexibility and middling sound quality (at least on its own) mean it’s not the best soundbar you can buy for the money. For this sort of cash you can land yourself a very decent soundbar and subwoofer setup, a soundbase, or even a full wireless surround setup such as the Philips Fidelio B5, which not only gives you a wireless subwoofer but also completely wireless, battery-powered satellite speakers. It’s good, but not good enough.

I like the Bose SoundTouch 300’s impressive body and scale, and I love the design of the soundbar itself, but its high price, lack of wireless streaming flexibility and middling sound quality (at least on its own) mean it’s not the best soundbar you can buy for the money. For this sort of cash you can land yourself a very decent soundbar and subwoofer setup, a soundbase, or even a full wireless surround setup such as the Philips Fidelio B5, which not only gives you a wireless subwoofer but also completely wireless, battery-powered satellite speakers. It’s good, but not quite good enough.

The SoundTouch 300 is a beautifully made, precise sounding soundbar. But only those with an HDMI ARC-equipped TV should apply.

Bose’s beautifully made soundbar delivers a loud, bass-heavy sound – but it lacks the bite and sparkle of its illustrious rivals.

THE GOOD The Bose SoundTouch 300 is capable of a gorgeously wide sound field, which benefits both music and movies. The speaker is capable of reproducing both dialog and incidental effects with crystal clarity. The system offers easy-to-use music streaming via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. THE BAD Losing the remote can be more troublesome than with most gadgets. To get the best sound from the system you'll have pay up to a thousand dollars more for a subwoofer and surround speakers. The sound bar's wide effect only works with bare, unobstructed walls. THE BOTTOM LINE The Bose SoundTouch 300 offers sound quality that betters its Sonos rival, but bass is a weakness without the (expensive) add-on sub.

Bose literally has been around for decades, and both the SoundTouch/Acoustimass 300 feature robust builds and some of the highest build quality we’ve seen in the category, so we’re guessing these soundbar components will last at least as long as you do. What are the alternatives At the exact same price as separate components or a combo, the Sonos PLAYBAR and SUB are great alternatives to the Bose and are enthusiastic recommendations at the price. Sound quality is noticeably smoother, warmer and more refined, and the SUB’s bass quality in particular is nearly beyond reproach. However, the Bose includes a universal remote, has greater input flexibility, and includes DTS decoding. The Samsung HW-K950 is sonically on par with the Bose combo, includes rear speakers, and features Dolby Atmos processing to boot. What’s more, it’s often street priced up to $200 lower than the Bose. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have nearly the same dialog and midrange clarity as the SoundTouch and looks rather pedestrian by comparison. The premium soundbar category is surprisingly stacked, so if neither of these fits your needs, other options exist. Should you buy it Yes. If you’re shopping for a huge-sounding, easy-to-use soundbar and subwoofer combo with high output capabilities and excellent aesthetics, the Bose SoundTouch 300 and Acoustimass 300 are worth a serious audition.

Deze Bose soundbar heeft een gemiddeld formaat en weegt ongeveer 5 kilo. Hij wordt geleverd met afstandsbediening. Via de HDMI ingang kun je een extra apparaat aansluiten zoals een (spel)computer of mediaspeler. Met wifi kan je de soundbar met het internet verbinden.

De Bose Soundtouch 300 weet een prachtig vol geluid neer te zetten zonder gebruik van een subwoofer. Prima om gewoon lekker muziek op te beluisteren, maar ook voor films doet hij niet onder voor de soundbars met subwoofer. Bij films met surround geluid weet hij een verbazingwekkend 3D-geluid neer te zetten.

The Bose SoundTouch 300 is a great soundbar which manages to deliver an open soundstage while also retaining plenty of detail and clarity. The bass performance is slightly lacking, however, and although you do have the option of adding a subwoofer, this will increase the cost considerably.