Bose Takes on Sonos With New Lifestyle Smart Speakers

Bose has reintroduced its Lifestyle model for a brand new household of cross-platform sensible audio system. Like Sonos, these audio system provide whole-house audio capabilities, however with a twist: Instead of relying by itself app, Bose is providing integration with Apple AirPlay, Google Cast, and Spotify Connect.

“With the Lifestyle Collection, we wanted every detail to serve a singular purpose, making exceptional sound easy to enjoy,” Bose president Raza Haider says. “The flexibility, refined aesthetic, and experience are all built to fit into life at home, delivering on the one central promise that has defined Bose for decades, that sound matters.”

The new Lifestyle product line contains three audio system:

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker. Available in White Smoke, Black, and Driftwood Sand, this $349 speaker presents TrueSpatial immersive sound and may be stereo paired or used with the opposite audio system as a part of a house theater expertise.

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar. Available in Black and White, this Dolby Atmos-compatible soundbar costs $1099.

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer. Also obtainable in Black and White, this $899 subwoofer pairs with the opposite Lifestyle audio system in a house theater setup.

The Lifestyle audio system all help Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and line-in, and may be managed by voice utilizing Amazon Alexa. The up to date Bose app is used solely to configure or replace the audio system, and to create stereo pairs, however Bose designed these audio system to work with no matter music system you’re alredy utilizing, so you’ll be able to management playback and speaker teams by way of AirPlay, Google Cast, or Spotify. Or simply use Bluetooth to entry a single speaker.