It’s not without its foibles, but the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 has plenty to recommend it – especially if all your favourite movies are in Dolby Atmos…

The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 delivers big Dolby Atmos sound from a compact design. Dialogue clarity is excellent, and while it doesn’t hit the low bass notes that other soundbar systems with an included subwoofer manage, it offers up consistently exciting sound when watching movies and TV. Onboard streaming features, including AirPlay 2 and Chromecast, are plentiful, app-based setup is a breeze, and everything is packaged here in an attractive all-in-one form factor. This is a budget soundbar to be reckoned with.

For small-to-medium-sized rooms, it's got all the presence and punch you need.

The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 delivers the best single bar Atmos performance for the price.

The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 delivers big, immersive Dolby Atmos audio but is less convincing when handling non-Atmos content

Big sound from a small soundbar can only be a good thing, right? And when that sound is an authentic Dolby Atmos soundtrack, the Bose Soundbar 600 is capable of delivering big, immersive sound. It’s by no means your only choice at this sort of money, but it’s most definitely a strong option.

The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 nestles itself right in the middle of Bose's Smart Soundbar line. With Dolby Atmos support and upward-firing speakers, this soundbar is set to take on the Sonos Beam. An intuitive, though simple, app interface makes the Soundbar 600 accessible to even the least techy among us. For a more advanced system, you can even add a subwoofer and satellite speakers. Listeners who want a great all-in-one solution to their home theater setup will enjoy the Smart Soundbar 600.

With Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi streaming and excellent sound quality in a single speaker, Bose challenges the Sonos Beam for $500 soundbar supremacy.

With its (real) Dolby Atmos audio credentials, this is one of the best small soundbars around

The Bose Smart Soundbar 600 is a small and feature-packed speaker that features upward-firing drivers for height-based spatial audio, but its highs can be cutting and its bass response is often too thin.