Bose TV Speaker vs Polk Audio React

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TV Speaker compared with React

	BoseTV Speaker	Polk AudioReact
Overview
Released
Released	2020	January 2021
Sound
Type
Type	Soundbar	Soundbar
Channels
Channels	2.0	2.0
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Three speakers; stereo 2.0 channel layout (TechRadar)	Two 96 × 69 mm midrange drivers, two 25 mm tweeters and two 110 × 100 mm passive radiators; optional React Sub and SR2 rear speakers sold separately
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby Digital support (GearLab); no Dolby Atmos	Linear PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround; 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz sampling. Physical stereo 2.0 bar; optional subwoofer and rear speakers expand to 4.1 discrete channels (AVForums), with a virtual centre presentation.
Room tuning
Room tuning	Persistent dialogue mode and five bass settings; no ADAPTiQ room calibration	Movie, Music, Sport and Night listening modes; bass and VoiceAdjust dialogue-level adjustment
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	No
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	Alexa
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac networking on 2.4 and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2; up to 9 m range. Stores eight devices and connects to two at once, with playback from one at a time.	Bluetooth 4.2, SBC and AAC; A2DP 1.3 and AVRCP 1.6; approximate 10 m line-of-sight range under maker conditions
Ports
Ports	HDMI ARC, optical and 3.5 mm AUX inputs, USB port and wired bass-module output; no headphone output	One HDMI ARC connection and optical digital input; USB-A service port does not play music from USB drives. No analogue AUX input or separate HDMI video passthrough input.
Streaming
Streaming	Bluetooth music and podcasts; no Wi-Fi or AirPlay	Spotify Connect, Bluetooth and music services through Alexa; no AirPlay 2 (TechRadar)
Multi-room
Multi-room	SimpleSync Bluetooth connection to one compatible Bose smart speaker or soundbar; controlled through that other product's Bose app, within Bluetooth range	Alexa multiroom music with compatible Alexa-enabled speakers
App
App	No dedicated app for this soundbar	Amazon Alexa app for network setup and voice-service configuration
Design
Weight
Weight	1.9 kg (better)	2.9 kg
Controls
Controls	IR remote with dialogue and bass adjustment; HDMI CEC TV-remote operation and IR volume/mute learning; two front status lights	Top microphone mute, volume and Alexa action buttons; IR remote, HDMI CEC and IR learning. Light bar and status LED with ambient-light brightness adjustment.
Microphones
Microphones	–	Four far-field microphones for Alexa with a physical microphone-mute button; current EU manual states the microphone cannot be used for calls.
Mounting
Mounting	Optional Bose Soundbar Wall Bracket; wall-mounted audio setting available	Rear wall-hook holes and supplied wall-mount template
Size
Size	59.4 × 5.6 × 10.2 cm, W × H × D; main weight is the UK maker comparison table's 1.9 kg, while its technical table gives 4.34 lb.	Soundbar 864 × 57 × 121 mm, W × H × D (maker manual dimension diagram); main weight is bar only. Maker information sheet's 1066.8 mm width conflicts with its 34.02 in width.
Colours
Colours	Black; metal and plastic construction	Black with fabric grille
In the box
In the box	TV Speaker, remote with battery, optical cable, power cable and quick-start guide; HDMI cable, wall bracket and optional Bass Module 500/700 with connection cable sold separately	Soundbar, IR remote, two AAA batteries, power cord, HDMI and optical cables, wall-mount template and quick-start guide; maker sheet additionally lists a separate soundbar power supply.