Bose's new Soundbar 300 is the latest speaker with AirPlay 2 support

Bose Soundbar 300 Airplay 2 Speaker Lifestyle (Image credit: Bose)

What you need to know

Bose has announced the Soundbar 300 home theater soundbar.
The Soundbar 300 supports AirPlay 2 for easy audio streaming.
It even looks good. For a soundbar.

Bose has taken the wraps off a new home theater soundbar, with the Soundbar 300 now available for pre-order for $399.95. Importantly, it also supports Apple's AirPlay 2 for easier streaming of music from Apple's devices.

While AirPlay 2 support is nice, it's far from Bose's big selling point here. Games and movies are top of the list although bose reckons music will sound great, too.

The new Bose Smart Soundbar 300 delivers spacious sound, clear dialogue, and rich bass for your movies, music, and games. The acoustic architecture is specially designed to keep this new soundbar sleek and elegant. With built-in voice assistants and exclusive Bose Voice4Video™ technology, what typically takes several steps can now be done with one simple voice command. It's fast, simple, and easy enough for everyone to enjoy.

Bose Soundbar 300 Airplay 2 Speaker (Image credit: Bose)

There are plenty of other options if AirPlay 2 isn't your thing, including good old-fashioned Bluetooth. You know, if you hate yourself.

When it comes to what you want to hear, you have so many options. With Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay 2, and Spotify Connect compatibility, you can wirelessly stream whatever you want, however you want. Browse your favorite music services or play anything from your phone or tablet. If you can get it on your device, you can hear it through the Bose Smart Soundbar 300.

You can pre-order now, but you shouldn't have to wait long for your new soundbar to arrive – Bose says it expects to begin shipping these things on September 15.

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

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