Product Comparison: Bose CineMate 120 vs Bose SoundTouch 120

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Bose CineMate 120 Home Theater System

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Bose SoundTouch 120 Home Theater System - Black

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General Specifications

Brand

Bose

Model

CineMate 120

SoundTouch 120

Origin

China

About the Product

Looks can be deceiving, especially when it's a soundbar speaker that measures less than a foot and a half. But give it a listen, and you'll find the CineMate 120 system packs a lot of punch into its space-saving frame. It's a great choice for an average-sized living room, bedroom or fan cave.

Hundreds of TV shows. Thousands of movies. Millions of songs. If you want more out of your favorite entertainment, just add better sound. The Bose Sound Touch 120 home theater system combines high-performing audio with ease of use.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

3.4 in.

3.3 in.

Width

17 in.

Depth

3.1 in.

Weight

5 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Bose CineMate 120 Home Theater System

Yeah its a little pricey but you get what you pay for, a lot of sound from a small footprint. No regrets.
For this small bar and floor speaker, I get plenty of power. Great sound quality and deep feel.
Bose apparently decided that it wants to create small-sized speaker systems that blow you away with how much volume they produce -- and the Cinemate 120 does not disappoint.
There are some things to like about this system for its very compact and unobtrusive size, coupled with simplicity in design and ease of use.
Сompact system that provides excellent sound for movies and music, the design is magnificent.

Bose SoundTouch 120 Home Theater System - Black

This item was ordered for my conferance room as the soundbar is small and I have one at home and love the sound.
Great sound on a compact size. Very easy installation and setup. The sound in not quit as good as the Cinemate 130, but great sound for the reduced price.
This system really shines because it's so compact and simplified in many ways.
The Unit itself is rather compact and the sounds that come from it are rather surprising for something so small.
You won't have trouble finding a place for the short soundbar and receiver.

Features

Type

Tabletop

Installation Type

Stand-alone, Wall-mount

Number of Channels

2.1

Sound Enhancing System

Dolby Digital, ADAPTiQ audio calibration

Extras

TrueSpace technology, Consumer electronics control, Natural and lifelike sound, The wireless Acoustimass module

TrueSpace technology, The wireless Acoustimass module, Natural and lifelike sound

What customers say about "Features"

Bose CineMate 120 Home Theater System

Easy to set up. It took me longer to disassemble my old 2002 home theater in a box system than to get the new Bose system working. The AdaptIQ configuration tool is a stroke of genius!
The best area that I found in this system, was in dialogue. It does deliver crystal clear sound for watching TV, or movies, where dialogue is important.
The system is very basic with little control of EQ but Bose has most of that built in so you don't have to worry about it much.
The 120 has plenty of stereo separation short of a real surround sound system, voices are very clear and I know I can make them clearer with a setting adjustment.
I did the ADAPTiQ audio calibration setup and one thing that bugged me is that there is no instruction about how many different places you need to move before it’s finished.

Bose SoundTouch 120 Home Theater System - Black

My XM account easily integrated in the Bose IOS app and the integration with my TV and other external components, including my Apple TV, was a breeze and worked flawlessly.
The Soundtouch music system is awesome, the Soundtouch app works perfectly.
Using the SoundTouch wireless adaptor was easy, too. I downloaded the app and installed it on my smart phone.
This is a quality system that is very easy to setup and looks great. It is not a replacement for a proper 5.1 setup, but I suspect this would satisfy most people just looking for a quality sound upgrade.
The sound quality really is excellent but the installation was definitely buggy.

Setting

App-Controlled

Yes

Equalizer Settings

Enhance dialogue, Smart volume

App-Controlled

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Interfaces

4 x HDMI input, Bose Link, Stereo RCA, Digital optical audio, Digital coaxial audio, HDMI Output x 1, Speaker Connection

HDMI Input x 4, Coaxial audio input (digital), Optical audio input (digital), R-L audio input (analogue), HDMI Output, 3.5mm stereo mini jack

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Bose CineMate 120 Home Theater System

I like the additional inputs and also the ability to use the fiber cable directly from the tv.
The Acoustic mass module is wireless, so all you have to do is plug that in.
The sound bar is powered by the main console on behalf of the proprietary Bose speaker wiring that connects to it.
Each component (sound bar, console, acoustimass module, remote control, power cords, HDMI cable, speaker cable and ADAPTIQ headset) is a thing of beauty. They are not cheap components.
The HDMI-CEC did not work for me. I had to program the remote for my cable box as well as the Samsung TV in order to have proper commands directly seen by each devices.

Bose SoundTouch 120 Home Theater System - Black

Subwoofer is wireless and only needs to plug into a power outlet and can go anywhere in the room.
Now I can stream music that I have stored on my phone using a Bluetooth connection to the Bose SoundTouch, providing a nice option when I feel like down-cycling from multimedia to music.
Wireless sub provides nice deep bass. I have this setup in my basement mancave and my wife says she can feel the bass upstairs when I have it turned up.
The wireless adapter allows us to connect through Wi-fi and Bluetooth using the Bose app in order to also play music from our devices.
Connectivity to television and in-home WiFi (and mobile device Bluetooth) is outstanding.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications