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this is something very different.

The soundbar still does all the heavy lifting for dialog, low-end thump and all the dynamic stuff.

A man watches TV using a Bose Smart Soundbar and the Bose Ultra Open earbuds as his rear channel speakers

You can adjust the balance of the center channel and your personal rear-channel speakers in the Bose companion app

And your earbuds take care of the placement and ambience.

That’s why this feature is only currently available for the Ultra Open buds.

So in theory at least, they shouldn’t interfere with the audio from your soundbar.

Bose ultra open earbuds

You can adjust the balance of the center channel and your personal rear-channel speakers in the Bose companion app

I think there are some significant benefits to this system, and one big downside.

But for solo viewing it could be a really impressive alternative to traditional surround speakers.

This is a feature that arrived in theBose Smart Ultra Soundbarlast fall.

A man adjusts the center channel and ‘rear speakers’ in the Bose app

You can adjust the balance of the center channel and your personal rear-channel speakers in the Bose companion app

It uses a machine learning algorithm to adjust tonal balance for clarity in real-time when it detects speech.

Want to try it all out?

Tempting…

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