Bose takes a swing at Sonos with its new home speakers
Bose has launched the Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, a $299 smart speaker designed to compete with Sonos' Era 100, featuring bold sound and unique design elements. The speaker supports multi-room audio with non-Bose devices and does not require the Bose app for streaming. It was showcased alongside a new soundbar and subwoofer, all part of Bose's push into the premium smart speaker market.
- ▪The Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker is priced at $299 and comes in beige, black, and white.
- ▪It features a front-firing woofer and tweeter, an up-firing driver, and capacitive touch controls on top.
- ▪The speaker supports Alexa Plus and can group with non-Bose speakers without requiring the Bose app.
- ▪Room correction is notably absent at launch, which may affect audio performance in stereo setups.
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TechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechNewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsBoseCloseBosePosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All BoseBose takes a swing at Sonos with its new home speakersThe Lifestyle Ultra speakers have big sound, can group with non-Bose speakers, and don’t need the Bose app to stream.by John HigginsCloseJohn HigginsSenior Reviewer, TVs & AudioPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by John HigginsMay 5, 2026, 12:00 PM UTCLinkShareGiftThe new Bose Ultra Speaker can be used…
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