Loewe We. BOOST

Watching a film with true surround sound has, until now, meant running cables along baseboards and finding room for a bulky amplifier. Loewe takes the opposite approach: four satellite speakers and a subwoofer that communicate wirelessly, controlled by a small HDMI box connected to the TV. Five components to plug into the mains, no speaker wires to run across the living room, and Dolby Atmos output.

Neither soundbar nor AV amplifier

The We. BOOST sits between two worlds. A soundbar concentrates everything in a single unit placed in front of the TV, while a traditional home theater system requires an audio-video amplifier and cables running to five or more speakers. Here, four identical satellites are positioned around the sofa, two on either side of the screen and two behind the listening area, supported by a wireless subwoofer.

Technically, the small size of its drivers brings the system closer to a soundbar. But having real surround speakers in all four corners of the room provides sound localization that a single unit placed beneath the screen cannot reproduce. The pack comes pre-paired and preconfigured, Plug & Play: the five components recognize each other straight from the factory, with no pairing procedure required.

Four satellites that blend into the room

Each satellite measures around twenty centimeters high (12 x 20.1 x 12 cm) and weighs 1.5 kg, dressed in textured ash-grey felt that wraps around the front, sides and top. Only the rear and base remain bare. This discreet finish and single colorway (Ash Grey) are designed to make the speakers blend into the décor rather than draw attention.

Under the fabric, the front houses a two-way configuration: a 3.5-inch midrange driver topped by a 1.5-inch tweeter. The 2-inch elevation driver is positioned on the top edge and fires toward the ceiling. The enclosures are bass-reflex tuned. The subwoofer follows the same principle in a much larger format: 38.7 cm high, 6.2 kg, with a 6.5-inch (16.5 cm) woofer. Each satellite can be placed on furniture or wall-mounted: four wall brackets and M5 threads are included.

Thirteen drivers and two height channels

The system features thirteen drivers in total: four midrange drivers, four tweeters, four elevation transducers and the subwoofer’s woofer. The 4.1.2 designation reflects this layout: four surround channels, one subwoofer, two height channels. A useful clarification is needed on this last point. Each of the four satellites has a ceiling-facing driver, but the Atmos signal includes only two height channels, shared between the front pair and the rear pair. You therefore benefit from genuine vertical effects, reproduced more simply than with a system featuring four separate height channels.

Class D amplification is distributed across the five components for 720 W of total music power, or 360 W RMS: 120 W for the subwoofer and 60 W per satellite. Crossover filtering is set at around 120 Hz: the subwoofer handles bass from 43 to 120 Hz, the satellites extend from 120 Hz to 20 kHz, and the system as a whole covers the 20 Hz to 20 kHz range. Maximum level reaches 97 dB SPL. In terms of formats, the box decodes Dolby Atmos and Dolby Atmos Music, as well as Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and PCM.

An HDMI dongle that distributes sound

Everything runs through the supplied HDMI eARC box, which connects to the TV’s eARC output and sends sound to the five components via wireless connection. Loewe highlights reliable transmission, with no perceptible delay between image and sound. The dongle also supports HDMI CEC and HDCP 2.2, so the remote control of a compatible TV can control volume.

This same box also serves as an input point for other sources: Bluetooth 5.4 lets you stream music from a phone, while a 3.5 mm mini-jack analog input accommodates a wired source. A dedicated 2.5 mm output allows a center speaker for dialogue to be added later, absent from the basic pack. The dongle is USB-powered, hence the accessories included in the box: a USB-A to USB-C adapter, a USB-A to dual USB-C splitter, an HDMI eARC extension cable, five mains cables, the four wall brackets and documentation.

Fine adjustments from the remote control

The remote control uses Bluetooth Low Energy and includes a small OLED screen displaying system settings. The connection is bidirectional: the screen reflects the device’s actual status. You can adjust bass and treble, as well as the distance and level of each speaker, allowing you to manually compensate for asymmetrical placement, since the system does not offer automatic room calibration.

Two modes complete the package. Night mode limits dynamic range to watch a film late without waking the household. Double Stereo mode plays the stereo signal through both pairs of satellites at once: Loewe presents it as a way to make dialogue easier to understand, which makes sense in the absence of a center speaker in the basic pack. The options remain deliberately restrained, but they cover everyday use without requiring you to dive into menus.

Compatibility with the Loewe ecosystem

The We. BOOST joins Loewe’s We. range, alongside We. SEE TVs and the We. BEAM projector. Its HDMI eARC connection makes it usable with any TV equipped with an eARC (or ARC) port, but Loewe highlights compatibility with its own models: Stellar, Inspire, Callas, We. SEE OLED, We. SEE LCD and We. BEAM. With these devices, CEC communication synchronizes volume and standby mode from the TV remote control.

Technical specifications

General

• Type: 4.1.2 wireless Home Cinema system
• Configuration: 4 satellite speakers and active subwoofer
• Installation: Plug & Play, pre-paired and pre-configured
• Colour: Ash Grey

Audio

• Audio configuration: 4.1.2 channels
• Total music power: 720 W
• Amplification: Class D
• Audio technologies: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos Music, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, PCM
• Frequency response
  • System: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
  • Subwoofer: 43 to 120 Hz
  • Satellites: 120 Hz to 20 kHz
• Maximum sound pressure level: 97 dB SPL
• Bass-reflex speakers
• 13 drivers in total
  • 4 3.5” midrange drivers
  • 4 1.5” tweeters
  • 4 2” Atmos drivers
  • 1 6.5” woofer

Audio features

• 3D surround sound
• Double Stereo mode
• Bass adjustment
• Treble adjustment
• Night mode
• Speaker distance adjustment
• Individual speaker level adjustment
• Dedicated centre speaker output

Connectivity

• HDMI eARC (via supplied dongle)
• HDMI CEC
• HDCP 2.2
• USB
• 3.5 mm mini-jack analogue audio input
• Centre speaker output (2.5 mm)
• Bluetooth 5.4
• M5 thread
• Wall mounts included

Bluetooth

• Version: Bluetooth 5.4
• Compatible profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, AVCTP, AVDTP, HFP
• Two-way Bluetooth remote control (BLE)

Remote control

• Bluetooth Low Energy technology
• Integrated OLED display
• System settings display
• Speaker distance and level adjustment

Power supply

• Power supply: 100-240 V / 50-60 Hz
• Standby power consumption: 0.5 W

Dimensions and weight

• Subwoofer
  • Width: 23.9 cm
  • Height: 38.7 cm
  • Depth: 23.9 cm
  • Weight: 6.2 kg
• Satellite speaker (x4)
  • Width: 12 cm
  • Height: 20.1 cm
  • Depth: 12 cm
  • Weight: 1.5 kg

Included accessories

• Bluetooth remote control with OLED display
• 5 power cables
• USB-A to USB-C adapter
• USB-A to 2 USB-C splitter
• HDMI eARC extension cable
• 4 wall mounts
• Documentation

Compatibility

• Compatible in particular with: Loewe Stellar, Loewe Inspire, Loewe Callas, We. SEE OLED, We. SEE LCD, We. BEAM