Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great little speaker if you like Bose sound. It's compact design make it easy to carry with you, and it's not half bad when it comes to sound. Off-axis listening loses quite a bit of bass, but the highs make up for it by spreading the sound in all directions, really useful for listening to audio books or podcasts while doing the dishes or taking a shower. The USB-C charging is a welcome upgrade, and really makes a difference when traveling, as you really only need to bring a single charger and cable with you for all of your modern devices. I take a star off for the lack of thought to include USB-C to C cables, instead putting A to C cables in the box. Come on Bose! If you have products such as the Portable Smart Speaker, you can connect this speaker to it in order to widen the sound. You can even connect a second Micro for stereo sound, even while playing together with the Portable Smart Speaker, and it will send the new timeing information to all other AirPlay speakers, so you can listen to music across your house and use the little Micros along with it.

SOUND: Not as loud as I’d expect it to be in a closed room or closed environment. It sounds good outside while working it sounds decent. PORTABILITY: Great for traveling I’m able to strap to forklift or my belt buckle very durable as well. BATTERY LIFE: battery life is very good last me a good while. I turn it off when I’m not listening to music and it turns off and on pretty quick no hesitation

I have reviewed this speaker vs the orginial and YES it does sound better. Vocals are very clear and bass for its size is good. The best thing about this speaker is its portability and ruggedness. Does it beat the B&O A1 Gen 3 well no but its 1/3 the price. See this review https://youtu.be/CwRF4kjSzPs

If you looking for a small portable speaker. Bose Soundlink micro 2 is the best. I know that it’s other ones out there that’s cheaper and may sound nice I suggest you listen to a Bose first before you buy the one that cost less. Don’t cheat yourself treat yourself to the best Don’t cheat you’re self treat

I really like how compact it is and how good it sounds and in term of volume, but the only thing I dislike is the power button placement.

The sound is good but the features on it they aren’t so great. I would probably just get a JBL to be honest.

Speaker is nice but not better than gen1 microlink

I like the new strap, I have more peace of mind that it’s less likely to fall off my handlebars.

There are so many of these tiny micro Bluetooth speakers in this category to choose from. With a solid name like Bose behind this one, I just had to give it a try! Out of the box you can tell this is a well-made product. It feels solid in your hand and is clearly made with quality materials. I wouldn’t expect anything less from Bose. It has an IP67 rating meaning that it is completely submersible (yes, I tried it) in water up to 1 meter deep for 30 minutes. The 6 in IP67 means it has complete protection against dust, and the 7 means it is protected from water ingress during short-term submersion. So that means you don’t have to worry about this getting wet, dusty, or completely dropped in the water. It will have no problem handling any of it. Just for fun I put it in a bowl filled with water while it was on and playing music and it continued to play completely underwater without any problems. Getting it connected is very simple. I already have a Bose sound bar, so I already had the Bose app installed on my phone. I just clicked add a new device and turned on the speaker and I was connected and up and running in no time! In the app you can adjust things like changing the source and setting the EQ. There are 4 preset EQ settings, you are also able to adjust the bass, mid, and treble individually from -10 to +10. Unfortunately, if you get a custom EQ setting you like, there is no way to save it. So, if you switch to one of the presets, you lose that custom EQ setting you have created. Maybe that is something Bose can fix in the future with an update. Would be nice to have at least one, if not a few custom EQ presets that you can save. Now let’s get into the sound quality of this thing. I have owned quite a few of these small speakers and was able to compare them to the sound of this Bose. I will say that this sounds better than any other speakers in this category that I have tried. But that comes with one small caveat. If you go above 40-50% volume on this, it actually starts to sound pretty bad. I listen to a lot of rock and metal type music with a good amount of bass to it. Unless I set the bass level in the negatives, the speaker will start popping with every bass drum hit if the volume is above 50%. Granted, 50% volume will be a pretty good level for most people if you are in a small space which is where you would most likely use a speaker like this. But if you plan to really crank this up, you will drastically have to cut the bass levels and anything you are listening to will sound flat or tinny. With a lot of modern rock/metal type music, if I keep the volume at about 40% and have the bass between like +3 to +7 it actually sounds pretty good and I hear nice rich bass (for a small speaker like this). It also doesn’t have any kind of microphone, so you wouldn’t be able to use it as a speakerphone like you can with some of these small speakers. They claim a 12 hour battery life, although I haven’t played it quite that long to test out if that is accurate or not. But it easily played through my 8 hour workday. So, if you are looking for a good quality speaker that can handle water and dust and wont ever need to really crank it up. I don’t think you will find a better speaker than this! If you like your music loud and thumping, you will probably be better off searching elsewhere.

Great speaker just didn’t like you had to get an app for Bose

I've had many Bose speakers throughout the years, and the Bose Soundlink is another great addition to their portable Bluetooth lineup. It's waterproof, has 12 hours of battery life, and sounds great. My only complaints are the lack of bass and the rubber housing. SOUND: This speaker sounds great at all volumes but lacks a punchy bass. The mids and highs sound incredible but the bass lands flat. It's somewhat expected for speakers this size but even with that expectation, the SoundLink micro left me wanting more. You can use SimpleSync to connect the Micro with other Bose Speakers via their app to get some more punch, but I'm not sure I'd ever use this feature. The ability to sync stereo sounds great in theory but I don't believe this speaker adds enough to warrant a Bose jam session. BUILD / FORMFACTOR: Bose positions this speaker as being "pocket sized" but I personally don't have any pockets that would fit the Micro. It might not fit in a pocket, but it is defiantly small enough to strap to a golf cart or bike handlebars using the built-in strap. The outer rubberized shell feels premium and makes cleaning the speaker easy. I do wish the outer rubber case was removable because I can see debris getting trapped underneath - I think I might have screwed up the rubber housing on mine because I did initially think it could be removed. Learn from my mistake, don't try to remove any rubber on this speaker. OVERALL: The Bose SounLink Micro is a no-brainer option if you are in the market for a small portable speaker you can take to the golf course or strap on your beach bag. I do wish Bose could work some magic to pump in some more bass, but the sound from the micro is defiantly above average compared to other speaker I own in this segment. I've never been disappointed with the quality and sound of all the speakers I've owned from Bose and the streak continues with this 2nd Gen Micro Portable.