Bose Soundbar 500 (2018) vs Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016)

The Bose Soundbar 500 (2018) (799702-1100) has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely iMore and Gear Patrol. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Ranked 2 out of 6" title from iMore, and "Ranked 3 out of 3" from Gear Patrol, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

Moving on to the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like PCmag, TechGearLab, Expert Reviews, Techradar, AVForums, CNET, TrustedReviews, and What Hi-Fi?, enough for them to include them on those lists.

As for a direct Bose Soundbar 500 (2018) (799702-1100) vs. Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like PCmag and TrustedReviews. It turns out that all such sources consider the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Bose Soundbar 500 (2018) (799702-1100) most impressed reviewers at Tom's Guide - they gave it a score of 8, whereas the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100) got rated best by Top Ten Reviews - 9.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar (2016) (767520-1100), with its 7.8 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Soundbar score being 7.6 - whereas the Bose Soundbar 500 (2018) (799702-1100) performed worse, with an average of merely 7.0.