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Bose's sound bar streams big

The Bose SoundTouch 300 sound bar offers wireless streaming and 4K compatibility in a compact form factor.

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Bose Soundtouch 300 Soundbar

Bose's SoundTouch 300 is a sound bar which offers "larger than life" sound.

The competition for sound bars over $500 is heating up with the release of some excellent models recently including the Sony HT-NT5 and the Samsung HW-K850. Now, Bose is trying to get in on the act with its latest wireless model, the SoundTouch 300.

The SoundTouch 300 is a sound bar which offers "larger than life" sound thanks to its widening PhaseGuide technology and the QuietPort promises better-than-normal bass despite the lack of a separate subwoofer. The bar measures 38.5 inches wide by 2.25 inches high and 4.25 inches deep.

The sound bar includes Bose's SoundTouch Wi-Fi music system onboard, which enables users to stream Spotify, Pandora and other services without loss in quality. SoundTouch is Bose's take on multiroom sound and is compatible with its standalone SoundTouch 10-and-up speakers. If you want to go the Bluetooth route, the sound bar has that too.

The SoundTouch 300 comes with other connectivity including HDMI in and out, plus optical digital audio and a 3.5mm subwoofer out. The HDMI ports offer 4K pass-through in addition to both Dolby Digital and DTS decoding.

The SoundTouch is available now for $699 in the US, £599 in the UK or AU$999 in Australia. The optional Acoustimass 300 wireless subwoofer is available for the same price.