Lifestyle 550 home entertainment system

History[]

In 2016 Bose released its newest systems, the Lifestyle 600 & the Lifestyle 650. With the Lifestyle 550 being sold in international markets starting in 2018. Bose sold the Lifestyle 550 & 600 until 2021 and the Lifestyle 650 until 2022.

Virtually Invisible II Speakers[]

Main article: Virtually Invisible cube speakers series II

Included with speakers[]

5 Virtually Invisible speakers series II
Front speaker cables (20')
Rear speaker cables (50')

Bass Module 700[]

Main article: Bass Module 700

Included with Bass Module 700[]

C7 "figure-8" power cord

Model 420128 Lifestyle Control Console[]

Main article: Model 420128 Lifestyle Control Console

The "Model 420128 Lifestyle Control Console" which was the second Bose system to support 4K (60 Hz) & ARC (after the Cinemate/SoundTouch Model 414642 Control Console). Though this was the first Bose console to support HDCP 2.2, HDR, & HDR10^[5].

The system features six HDMI 2.0a and one ARC HDMI output. It includes come with two fiber optic and RCA audio inputs with two digital coax audio inputs, along with one 3.5mm input being assignable as a headphone out. The system includes SoundTouch, Bluetooth, Airplay 2, an RF universal remote, and AdaptIQ.

Audio Format Support[]

Main article: Model 420128 Audio Format Support

Included with the Model 420128 Lifestyle Control Console[]

RC-600 Universal remote control
ADAPTiQ headset
IR emitter
HDMI cable
4 AA batteries
Console power supply
C7 "figure-8" power cord
Owner’s guide

Remote[]

Main article: RC-600 Remote

SoundTouch[]

Main article: SoundTouch

SoundTouch was built into the control console.

SoundTouch app alternatives[]

Main article: SoundTouch app alternatives

After Bose shuts down the SoundTouch servers, the app will continue to have basic functionality, but it will no longer include any music streaming services. A list of alternative ways to send SoundTouch speakers music is listed here.

AdaptIQ[]

Main article: AdaptIQ

The key feature of the system is the ADAPTiQ audio calibration system, which allows for the system to adapt to the owner's personal living room environment. The system plays tones through each speaker and listens with a microphone headset worn by the user, and based on what it "hears", the media center will calibrate and equalize each speaker to compensate for any acoustic abnormalities in the room. In this manner, any Lifestyle system will sound the same in any living room as the professional demonstration.

Software Updates[]

Main article: Model 420128 Software updates

Software Release Notes[]

Main article: Software Release Notes

References[]

↑ ST300 Service Manual Rev 02 Page 88
↑ Archive.org shows the last capture of the Lifestyle 550 page on Bose.com was on April 28, 2021.
↑ Archived on Jan 18 2021 Bose.ie Lifestyle 550 home entertainment system
↑ Software and firmware versions | SoundTouch 20
↑ Bose community "Lifestyle 650's HDMI inputs are HDMI 2.0a/HDCP 2.2 inputs that support 4K/60fps, 4K HDR, and HDR10"

[1] ST300 Service Manual Rev 02 Page 88

[2] Archive.org shows the last capture of the Lifestyle 550 page on Bose.com was on April 28, 2021.

[3] Archived on Jan 18 2021 Bose.ie Lifestyle 550 home entertainment system

[ST_firmware-4] Software and firmware versions | SoundTouch 20

[5] Bose community "Lifestyle 650's HDMI inputs are HDMI 2.0a/HDCP 2.2 inputs that support 4K/60fps, 4K HDR, and HDR10"

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