Bose Solo 5 TV Soundbar Sound System Sleek Slim Design Bluetooth Connectivity, Black (Renewed)

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 731 ratings

Price: 169

Last update: 12-24-2024


About this item

This Amazon Renewed product is professionally inspected and tested by an Amazon qualified supplier. Box and accessories may be generic.
Single sound bar provides better sound quality compared to your TV. The Solo 5 TV sound system is an easy solution, with advanced technologies that deliver the clear audio your TV can’t.
Dialogue mode to make every word and detail stand out
Bluetooth connectivity to wirelessly stream music from any of your devices
One connection to your TV. Optical audio input (digital); Coaxial audio input (digital); 3.5 mm aux input (analog)

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Top reviews from the United States

Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, great sound!
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2019
The Bose Solo 5 is outstanding. The sound quality to my ears is as good as others that I have listened to that cost twice as much or more. If you want just a small footprint sound-bar without separate speakers, then this is an excellent choice. I had to call support with programming the remote and even with them guiding me after programming TV and blu-ray player it wouldn’t take the programming to shut off and turn on the TV and sound bar with the same main power button so they told me to take out the batteries and leave the remote a while and then put batteries back in and try again. That worked so no need to call them back. The big hint to programming is make sure you press exit to save programming once you know it works and sometimes you have to pull the batteries for a minute before programming the next device if it isn’t responding to the programming. It does NOT do RF so if you have FireTV, you will still need to use that remote separately. But once programmed the remote works fine, it’s not a high end remote but those usually cost more than this sound bar so it is a great deal to get this remote with the sound bar instead of a sound bar only remote that comes with most of them. That feature, besides Bose reputation is what sold me on this purchase, because I did not want ANOTHER remote necessary for running the sound bar. For us, the size was perfect because the legs on the Samsung TV restrict the space to place one in front of the TV and this one was the perfect size.
I am thoroughly impressed with the sound quality from a small sound bar but Bose is known for great sounding speakers that are often much smaller than competitors. Also, there is a dialogue button on the remote intended for dialogue only shows but can be used anytime you have trouble understanding what is being said and it does help although I haven’t used it extensively yet.
Also, not the first renewed product we have purchased and each one has undetectable that it was “renewed” other than some packaging.
Colin Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Way way better than on board TV sound
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020
To quantify this review, I have a 25” RCA flat panel tv mounted to my wall... Sound sucks, watching movies I had to turn the sound to max which meant it was squeeking and buzzing and rattling and you couldn’t hear anything.

I was looking for something as small as the TV so it would not look retarded with the tiny TV. But the sound is not tiny, it is comical how big the sound is from this tiny sound bar, my house is little, which is why I use such a small TV, but when I turned it up my daughter came upstairs to see if we were having a party, she thought we were playing our big house stereo. It does not have the low end like a large system with a dedicated sub, but I was shocked at how full and rich the sound was (at medium volume, at full volume it still thins out) for the size of the sound bar. My kids described it as movie theater sound, it isn’t, but it is quite good.
Rick
4.0 out of 5 stars Good soundbar for the money
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020
I bought this soundbar cause my movies and tv sounded very FLAT. The remote was very easy to setup. It controls my tv and the soundbar with one remote. The soundbar makes my tv sound really good now. The only thing that I dont like is it is lacking some BASS. I would give it a 5 star if the Bass was better. But remember that it is a Bose but It is not an expensive Bose. You want something that sounds like a theater then you need to dish out some more money on an expensive Boss soundbar. Remember the old saying...You get what you pay for. Overall I am happy.
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great sound bar, great store.
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2019
Great sound bar , brought new life to watching movies and TV on my old television. I only have 3 stars to the remote control because it's a monster , so many buttons with very little information on how to set them up. But that's the only negative I can say , everything else is superb. Delivery was on time , in original unopened box (for being renewed that says a lot ) sound quality is great , set up was a breeze. Overall great experience with the seller and product.
AngDess
5.0 out of 5 stars Subtle upgrade to Westinghouse TV
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2021
Things to keep in mind (pros & cons) -
- there are no physical buttons on the soundbar itself, which means that you need the remote to control or adjust the source of the sound
- the remote itself is quite bulky but since since it works as a universal remote, it can easily replace the TV remote (I personally don't have cable - so my 2 remotes are that of the soundbar and my Apple TV - but I can see how it would be annoying with a 3rd cable remote)
- Since I have an Apple TV, I paired the soundbar as a bluetooth device, which allows me see the 'scale' of the sound - alternatively, when I'm using my TV antenna, the volume sound doesn't show which is a bummer.
- I have a westinghouse TV, nothing fancy so the sound is just okay. This really is a nice addition, it has a dialogue/voice feature that clarifies the conversation.
- it's a nice compact design and blends in easily. Just as much, for something that doesn't have a subwoofer (I may be wrong on my terminology), it can certainly feel like it.
- there's an Auto Off feature which kicks in after about an hour of inactivity.
- I purchased this from the refurbished section of amazon (about $150), it was an easy installation in the original packaging
- I use this in my apartment living room - this seems to be on the "introductory" side of Bose soundbars. With that being said, if my place were bigger or I wanted more connectivity/additions, I'd go for something fancier in their product line.

All in all, I am satisfied with my purchase. I recently stopped seeing these in other stores, something tells me Bose has discontinued and created "an upgrade" of sorts.
Bill McCown
3.0 out of 5 stars Dialogue Feature is nice, sound quality good, volume below average
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019
Unit sets up quickly, even with my obtuse cable provider and very old TV. The remote seems to be working very well, responding quickly. Speaker distortion seems minimal in mid range and not at all "tinny" like models in this price range sometimes are. Bass is more than adequate for movies and average music, though not for bass-intensive genres. The unit is pleasant looking and compact. On the other hand, the unit is not very loud. If you have a large room this might be an issue.

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