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Bose Lifestyle 600 Home Cinema System
Bose Lifestyle 600
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Bose Soundtouch 300 Soundbar
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Sonos Playbase Soundbar
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3 editorial reviews
Bose is a company that’s generally known for making compact, all in one audio systems. But when you get into the high-end home theater market, their business model doesn’t really work. If you want loud, encompassing sound, it would make sense that you’d need a set of large, dominant speakers to do the job. Until recently, that has been the industry standard. But with the release of the Lifestyle 600 and 650 Home Entertainment Systems, Bose has changed the way we look at home theater systems. They’re not the first to release a compact 5.1 surround sound system. Just headRead more
Bose Lifestyle 600 (Home Theatre System): 3 out of 5 stars from 2 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
The best Bose soundbar we've tested is the Bose Smart Soundbar 900 with Speakers + Bass Module. It's a 5.1.2 setup that comes with a dedicated subwoofer and two satellite speakers, which connect to the bar wirelessly.Read more
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3.8 out of 5
10 user ratings
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4 stars
80 %
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4.3 out of 5
21 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
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3.9 out of 5
88 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
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3.6 out of 5
118 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3.6 out of 5
153 user ratings
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3.7 out of 5
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Connectivity

Digital coaxial input (S/PDIF)20
N/A
0
Digital optical input (S/PDIF)2111
Front/side connectionsUSB
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMIyesyesyesno
Number of HDMI inputs611
N/A
Number of HDMI outputs111
N/A
USByesyes
N/A
no
USB ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Analogue 3.5mm input
N/A
1
N/A
0
Analogue RCA stereo inputs
N/A
0
N/A
0
Analogue RCA stereo outputs
N/A
0
N/A
0
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)
N/A
0
N/A
0
Component output (YPbPr/YCbCr)
N/A
0
N/A
0
Composite input
N/A
0
N/A
0
Composite output
N/A
0
N/A
0
AUX in
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF)
N/A
0
N/A
0
Digital optical output (S/PDIF)
N/A
0
N/A
0
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
21
N/A
Pre-output (subwoofer)
N/A
no
N/A
no
S-video input
N/A
0
N/A
0
S-video output
N/A
0
N/A
0
SCART out
N/A
no
N/A
no
Headphone outputs
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
USB direct playback
N/A
noyes
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesnono
Ethernet connectionyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesno
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.0
N/A
N/A
Audio Return Channel (ARC)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
yesno
N/A
Subwoofer connectivity
N/A
N/A
Wired
N/A
USB 2.0 ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Analogue 5.1/6.1/7.1 inputs
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Decoders

Audio format
  • DTS
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS
  • Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital 5.1Dolby Digital
Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • WAV
N/A
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • AAC
  • AIFF
  • Apple Lossless
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • OGG Vorbis
  • WAV
  • WMA

Dimensions

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
BlackWhiteWhite
Dimensions front/speaker unit (Width)2.6 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions front/speaker unit (Height)2.6 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions front/speaker unit (Depth)6.2 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Weight (front / speaker unit)0.99 lb
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions sub (Width)11.61 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions sub (Height)11.61 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions sub (Depth)12.8 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Weight (sub)30.0 lb
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions center (Width)6.1 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions center (Height)2.6 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Weight (center)1.04 lb
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions center (Depth)2.7 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions main unit / amplifier (Width)15.98 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions main unit / amplifier (Height)10.16 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dimensions main unit / amplifier (Depth)2.56 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Weight main unit / amplifier8.82 lb
N/A
N/A
N/A
Width
N/A
38.5 in25.63 in28.35 in
Height
N/A
2.24 in2.7 in2.28 in
Depth
N/A
4.25 in3.94 in14.96 in
Weight
N/A
10.36 lb6.17 lb18.96 lb

Communication

Bluetoothyesyesyesno
Ethernet connectionyesyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes

Audio features

Suitable for subwooferyesnonono
Wirelessyesyesyes
N/A
Automatic calibration (w/ measurement mic.)yesyes
N/A
no
Frequency range
N/A
2.4 - 2.48
N/A
N/A
Soundbase
N/A
nonoyes
Frequency range (min)
N/A
N/A
50.0 Hz
N/A
Number of speaker drivers
N/A
N/A
110
Equalizer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Signal separation
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-way

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
BlackWhiteWhite
On/off switch
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Built-in display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

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