Tom's Guide Verdict

The Bose Lifestyle Ultra speaker delivers truly excellent audio that rivals the best smart speakers on the market. However, its lack of spatial audio leaves it a step behind some other similarly priced rivals, like the Apple HomePod 2.

Pros

+ Excellent audio quality

+ Attractive design

+ Works well with major music streaming services

+ 3.5mm audio input

Cons

- Not backwards-compatible with older Bose soundbars

- No spatial audio support

- No room-tuning capabilities

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Bottom line

What took so long? It’s pretty remarkable that, for all its other products, it has taken Bose this long to come out with an in-home smart speaker.…