Good deal – The Bose Solo 5 soundbar at €174.99 (-17%)

With the Solo 5, Bose emphasizes clarity and intelligibility on the one hand and versatility and ease of use on the other. In addition, the Solo 5 soundbar is really compact for a promise of easy installation.

The Bose Solo 5 will be ideal for those who want to add sound to a small to medium-sized room. It allows you to enjoy a richer sound than TV speakers do not deliver and a considerably more immersive spatialization, while not being burdened with a bulky product.

Strong points

• Easy to start: cables supplied, complete remote control.
• Full connectivity (outside of HDMI).
• Appreciable stereophonic field.
• Space-saving, great integration capacity.
• Intelligible voices.

Weak points

• Lack of precision.
• Significant distortion.
• Cannot add sound to large rooms.

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).

Alternatively

The Yamaha YAS-109 certainly does not keep all its promises when it comes to the quality of its bass and its surround virtual. But we can’t really hold it against it, since it nevertheless offers more than adequate performance for its price range, satisfactory both for listening to music and watching movies – on the only condition of remaining wise on the sound volume.