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Bose Solo 5 review
In our opinion, the TV should be accompanied by an external soundbar to upgrade its audio performance. In this review, we show you Bose Solo 5 which may fit any TV. After analyzing the features of Bose Solo 5, we gave it an overall rating of 4 points out of 10 possible. The overall rating is too low, we would not recommend choosing this model.
Bose Solo 5 Pros
- ✔Control your soundbar remotely or stream music from your devices via Bluetooth
- ✔Stream music and control Bose Solo 5 basic features from the native App
Bose Solo 5 Cons
- ✖Bose did not complete the soundbar with an external subwoofer or a built-in subwoofer
- ✖There is no support for the Dolby Atmos surround sound
- ✖There is no support for the object oriented format DTS:X
- ✖AirPlay music streaming is not possible
- ✖Amazon Music streaming is not possible
- ✖There is no Spotify support
- ✖The Solo 5 has no WI-FI
- ✖Does not support audio playback from external USB devices
- ✖It is not possible to use Audio Return Channel (ARC)
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Bose Solo 5 back and front view
Bose Solo 5 specs and features
General
| Placement type | table-top, wall-mountable |
| Connection to source | wired, wireless |
| Soundbar buttons | has not |
Audio features
| Built-in channels | 2.0 |
| Amplification type | active |
| Output power, W | N/A |
| Separate speaker (in package) | 0 |
| Separate speaker connections | has not |
Subwoofer
| Built-in subwoofer | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer (in package) | ✖ |
| Separate subwoofer connections | ✖ |
Streaming services
| Apple Music (AirPlay) | ✖ |
| Amazon Music | ✖ |
| Spotify | ✖ |
| Other streaming services | has not |
Connectivity
| WI-FI | ✖ |
| Bluetooth | ✔ |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | 0 |
| NFC | ✖ |
| HDMI input/output | 0/0 |
| HDMI ARC | ✖ |
| HDMI eARC | ✖ |
| HDMI CEC | ✖ |
| Optical digital input/output | 1/0 |
| USB | ✖ |
| Coaxial digital input/output | 1/0 |
| Analog audio input/output (RCA) | 0/0 |
| Headphone output | 0 |
| Subwoofer output | 0 |
Features
| Voice control | ✖ |
| App control | ✔ |
| Microphone | ✖ |
| Remote control | ✔ |
| Multi-room | ✖ |
Multichannel surround
| Dolby Atmos | ✖ |
| Dolby (other) | Dolby Digital |
| DTS:X | ✖ |
| DTS (other) | has not |
Dimensions
| Size (Wx H x D), cm/in | 21.6 x 2.8 x 3.4/54.9 x7 x 8.6 |
| Weight, kg/pounds | 1.7/3.7 |
Other
| Release year | 2016 |
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