Sonos and Bose soundbars up to 30% off for Black Friday

Home theater buffs just got a great updated upgrade path. With Black Friday, we’re seeing top Sonos and Bose soundbars crushed to new lows, with savings of up to 30% taking Dolby Atmos and clearer dialogue closer still for movie nights. If you’ve been slumming it with the tinny TV speakers, now is the time to go deeper and make your living room feel like a home theater without bringing in a construction crew.

Why these soundbar deals matter for Black Friday buyers

Even better TVs use tiny drivers, which have a hard time with bass and space effects — and making dialogue intelligible. A good soundbar solves that all in one go, providing wider dispersion, dedicated voice processing, and support for modern formats like Dolby Atmos. Streaming platforms are mixing marquee titles in Atmos more and more, and with a decent bar the effects lift above and stretch around your screen for a genuine theater-like feel.

Pricing is the other half of the story. Electronics usually experience the steepest markdowns of any category over the year, with the biggest discount hovering around 30%, according to Adobe Analytics’ holiday tracking. That’s precisely what we’re seeing on several Sonos and Bose models at this very moment — rare price drops that historically don’t last.

Sonos highlights with soundbars discounted up to 30 percent

In small rooms or apartments, the Sonos Beam Gen 2 is typically the showstopper when it dips to around 30% off (usually to $349). It’s a small bar with a five-driver array and Dolby Atmos virtualization that effectively expands the soundstage and elevates effects while forgoing rear speakers. And you get HDMI eARC for TV connection that’s compatible with the latest displays, and it has Trueplay tuning to shape the sound for any room and all streaming seamlessly over Wi‑Fi and AirPlay 2. Independent testing from sources like What Hi‑Fi? and RTINGS frequently mention the Beam’s clear dialogue and balanced tonality given its size.

Got a bigger screen and more room to play with? The Sonos Arc is the brand’s top Atmos bar with upfiring drivers to steer height cues, resulting in an even more enveloping bubble of sound in open-plan rooms. Standard Black Friday markdowns in the 15–20% range come out to a better deal than most of the time. Add a Sub Mini for apartments or the full-size Sub for bigger rooms, and think of Era 100 rears when you want true surround. Because it’s Sonos, multiroom audio and voice control are built in, and setup is about as easy as it comes.

Bose bargains for bigger rooms with immersive soundbars

Bose’s Smart Ultra Soundbar saw 20–25% off during Black Friday, which pitted it near the $699 mark from a typical $899. It unites Dolby Atmos with Bose TrueSpace processing to upmix non‑Atmos content into a taller, wider soundfield, while its A.I. Dialogue Mode continually raises voices above effects-heavy action and music scenes. ADAPTiQ calibration configures the response to your room, and HDMI eARC, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, and built-in Chromecast balance streaming. Add the Bass Module 700 and Surround Speakers for a literal surround effect that will have you feeling like you’re watching in a movie theater rather than your living room.

If you’re short on space, the Bose Smart Soundbar 600 is a slim Atmos offering that often goes for well under its list price this week. It sounds significantly better compared to its soundbar-in-a-box peers thanks to upfiring drivers and TrueSpace technology; an Acoustimass 500 Wireless Bass Module is also available for a smaller footprint. Reviewers universally love Bose’s auto-calibration and simple day-to-day ease of use (a big selling point when family members want it to “just work”).

Choosing the right soundbar for your room and setup

First match the bar to the room. Sonos Beam Gen 2 or Bose 600 have enough output for bedrooms and small living rooms, with dialogue easy to understand without shaking the neighbors up. For bigger, more open rooms, step up to a Sonos Arc or Bose Smart Ultra for greater dynamics and more convincing height cues.

Make sure your TV’s HDMI port supports eARC: The newest models include it, but previous ones may not. If you play video games or watch movies with high-bitrate audio tracks, then the Audio Return Channel (ARC) on your TV might not be able to send the sound when using regular ARC.

If you have a streaming box or gaming console, go into your device’s settings under audio and enable Dolby Atmos. Need that kind of fist-pumping tension at lower volumes? If space is tight, go for a sub — Sonos Sub Mini or Bose Bass Module 500 are apartment-friendly; full-size subs are better for bigger rooms.

Fast, easy setup tips for achieving cinematic sound

Use the TV remote to control your bar, and easily unify your entertainment.

• Run room calibration — Trueplay for Sonos or ADAPTiQ for Bose — to tamp down boomy corners and crisp up dialogue.
• Don’t obstruct upfiring drivers; provide several inches of clearance and avoid placing the bar inside a recessed shelf.
• Prefer 5GHz Wi‑Fi to minimize congestion for multiroom playback.
• In your streaming apps, enable the highest available audio quality and Atmos output where it’s an option.

The bottom line on these Sonos and Bose Black Friday deals

With Sonos and Bose shaving up to 30% off their prices, you can upgrade your movie nights with broader sound from clearer dialogue and an Atmos-made environment for less than you used to. Otherwise, the supply on the most popular models becomes tighter as the weekend wears on, so if your TV’s sound has been limiting your home theater for past guests, it is one of these rare moments when the best bars also make business sense.