Reviews describe the two-step calibration as effective and room-aware, with one reviewer calling it essential and another saying it works well even in awkward rooms.
Evidence is contradictory: one review says the bar lacks room correction, while another describes AI Sonic-Adaptation that adjusts output to room acoustics.
Multiple reviewers explicitly noted that this model lacks room calibration or ADAPTiQ-style tuning, which hurts it against similarly priced rivals and Bose's own Ultra model.