Bose - SoundTouch™ 30 Series II Wi-Fi® Speaker System - Black

I have been listening to Bose speakers for over twenty five years. I have Bose 901; one of them has begun to rattle a little when played at low mid volume range, they still sound good. I have the 3-2-1 system and the mini-SoundLink and now the Bose SoundTouch 30 Series II Wi-Fi Speaker System – Black. I took it to my family reunion at the park under a Pavilion and the sound carried like a live DJ. The rest is history. I do love it although it will drop off the wireless network from time to time. A must buy.

This system works beautifully. I own this and a ST 20, and both are really sweet speakers. The full, rich fidelity both emit is highly satisfying, but the 30 is a mightier powerhouse. The app works much better than expected and I find myself controlling the systems more from every device I happen to be using, be it my iPhone, iPad, laptop or desktop, rather than actually touching the buttons on the system or included remote. This is nice especially if, like me, you place them on a table or shelf that's a little out of convenient reach yet ideal placement to fill the room with sound. The recent firmware update has expanded the music service offerings beyond the initial Pandora only, which is nice, and adds an option to adjust the bass level. I find the default maximum bass setting to be spot on for my ears and musical tastes, but when pushing the volume high, the capability to back off some of that depth is appreciated. This system replaced a Pioneer Airplay enabled shelf system that was giving incredibly irritating choppy wireless streaming performance. None of that nonsense with the Bose speaker. The sound is sublime and performs with zero glitches on my network. I'm admittedly a tech gearhead and setup was a breeze. That said, I doubt it would be much for a neophyte to tackle either. The only thing I'd like to see added, and this is for Apple to address, not Bose, is the ability to stream content from my phone to via Airplay to more than one SoundTouch system simultaneously. This is supported when streaming content from iTunes on your desktop PC, but not from an iPhone. It's a rather minor drawback. I highly recommend this item. It ain't cheap, but is so elegantly designed and expertly engineered you won't mind so much.

After several weeks of using this system, I can say that I like it. I bought the white one, because for my opinion it looks fancier than the black one. Great handling and good sound. The App is amazing and the remote controll as well. I wish, that there would be more than only 6 stations, to store more favorit channels. The worst thing is, that when streaming music with Air Play from my iPhone 6 or iPad Air or iMac, the Bose stops after about 1 minute and don't start again. It happens all the time and I guess I have to return it and get another one. Let's see what happens...

I have owned the Sounddock and Soundlink color for a while and have been very pleased. I bought the sound touch 30 because I wanted something with a better bottom end presence. This does the trick. The bass performance from this unit was a pleasant surprise. Works perfect for my needs. The sound touch app is extremely user-friendly, super easy to setup. I was able to setup pandora stations and my entire iTunes library (a personal favorite feature) in minutes. I use the AirPlay when I have a YouTube playlist and that works great, too. Sound quality meets my standards.

We bought both this Bose model and the slightly lower cost Bose model to compare in our living room. This one was a bit overpriced in our opinion, but the sound was big and bold and clearly much better than the lower cost one and all the other brands we listened to. Big fault that it does not have a built-in Internet Tuner like the Grace Internet Radio we bought for the office. It is easily tuned from our various cell phones and tablets, and we usually listen to just a few station which are setup on the preset buttons on the unit. The cell phone does not have to be on when listening as this unit connects directly to the internet. It's easier to just listen to the preset stations however, somewhat limiting its overall flexibility. To summarize it IS a great sounding radio.

This speaker has expected Bose quality sound. Set up was very easy, and the speaker worked perfectly from the start. The six preset channels are a definite plus over other similar internet speakers. Also, the Apple Airplay works flawlessly from my iPhone and iPad. This speaker sounds excellent at low and high volume levels....the treble is a very crisp sound, and the bass comes through big for a portable speaker. Excellent buy at $699.00.

I have rarely been so satisfied with a piece of technology as I am with my new SoundTouch system. From the easy set up, to the wonderfully intuitive software interface, I had this system up and running in only a few minutes. I was skeptical that an audio component with such a small footprint could really deliver a quality sound experience, but this system has really changed my mind. What a joy listening to the many options via internet along with the ITunes catalog. My wife and I don't agree on much, but we agree this purchase has been one of our best. I will probably purchase 1 -2 more so that we can enjoy those sweet sounds all around our home. Thanks Bose!

Fantastic sound from this unit. Unbelievably easy set up and connection to wifi network and Internet. Just what I expected from Bose!