Customer Ratings & Reviews

Excellent sound and bass. Powerful and portable. Hold its charge for long periods. Highly satisfied with the purchase, will buy again

I owened the first or second generation of this portable speaker. When it finally broke, I was worried about the price. I bought an open box Stargazer, which is water resistant. It is worth every dollar. The quality, sound, and easli connects to my cell makes it highky recommendable.

Great sound quality. Water and weather proof. Cool carrying strap. Loving the color.

Nice bass, great for the shower area a sits water resistant IP67, fast lag free Bluetooth 5.2, pairs well design wise with a MacBook Pro, nice build and super convenient handle, built well and has a hefty felt to it but not too heavy.

It sounds incredible! That Bose sound!! The bass is crazy!!! Rumbles!! Mids and highs are crisp and clear. You can also adjust the EQ to your liking on the app. Great battery life!! Dust and waterproof is a plus. It also looks elegant. A bit pricey but if you can afford it, you'll not regret it.

I absolutely love this box. It’s a little heavier than I expected but it sounds great. It’s waterproof and has a long battery life.

This Bose Sound Link Max delivers the best quality sound with a smooth design, pleasurable appearance and of course, portable and long playing battery life

Beautiful sound. Elegant speaker. We take this everywhere.

I'm not a Bose fanboy at all but this speaker is fantastic. I think at one point I owned 15 Bluetooth speakers so I have a good idea of what I want out of a speaker over a wide range of sizes. Everything about the Max is perfect. The bass is solid. I can't believe they fit all this sound into such a small package. The build quality is perfection. The Bluetooth is rock solid. It connects instantly every time. Handles multiple devices no problem. The price is steep so maybe wait for a sale in the future. But even if you pay full price I don't think you will have buyers remorse. I would love if the app EQ was 5 band instead of 3 band but I would not change anything about the speaker itself. So tempted to get another one once they add stereo pairing.

Pleased with this purchase. I own several portable Roland sound systems with great sound, but they are heavy and take up a lot of space. This Bose Bluetooth speaker is small, lightweight, rechargeable, and sounds great. I chose to use the Bose over the July 4th weekend because it is fully capable without the bulk and weight of my other sound systems. I may buy another to have stereo. Worth the investment, would buy again.

Really great quality for how small it is. And portable

I love this thing. Great sound quality, really loud for the size and the bass is crisp and clear. Highly recommend. Battery life is impressive and can even charge devices using port.

The sound of this portable Bose speaker will blow you away. Deep bass and crispy treble across all genres of music. For all you audiophiles out there, this is your speaker! Can easily take it on the go, holds a charge for a very long time.

The SoundLink Max bolsters Bose’s reputation that “If it’s a Bose, it sounds awesome.” A three-band equalizer is included in the smartphone app. It has a few presets, but also allows manual setting of bass, midrange, and treble. Once pairing has been established, it connects automatically on power-up. A second device can be paired, and you can switch between the two. The thick, comfortable carrying handle just barely kept the speaker from fitting in the space I had intended. The handle is easily detachable, so that wasn’t a problem. The sound quality is unbelievable for a device this size. The downsides are few but not severe: FIRST: The only instructions actually included with the unit is inside the box. As you can see in photo 1, you are instructed to 1) charge the unit (without telling you exactly how you know when it is fully charged), 2) press the power button, and 3) connect to the unit with your smartphone and download an app for it, using the QR code. In my experience, Bluetooth devices need to be connected fairly quickly, before the pairing times out. This is exactly what happened to me, as I had to sign into the newly downloaded application, go back to my settings to select the unit, etc. Download and set up the app FIRST. SECOND: There is no owner’s manual. There was a 24-page booklet with regulatory information in seventeen languages. At the top of the first page, there is a QR code linked to Bose’s support website. [see photo 2] The website has everything, but you have to follow at least a couple links for every piece of information. Fortunately, it is not terribly difficult to find the link to the 40-page Owner’s Guide, but a link to that would have been very useful without having to chase it down. THIRD: When powering-up, the speaker “thumps” and announces its battery level. It is annoyingly loud. The announcement can be disabled in the Bose smartphone app, instead playing just the “thump” on power-up. It is still loud, but not as obtrusive. Overall, the SoundLink Max is an incredible speaker. Typical for Bose, the sound quality is unmatched in any other device in its class.

I bought this for my husband as an anniversary gift. He is a speaker snob and is always looking for the next best thing. He LOVES this speaker. The sound is spectacular and the volume is more than loud enough for our back patio or working in the yard.

Sound is great! We went from a revolve to this and the sound is so much better. It lasts all day as long as you dont have it at max volume. I usually do not turn it up past 80%. At full volume it is very loud and the sound is still very clear but I feel that full volume is a bit loud.

Rock solid sound. I love this Bluetooth speaker. Have great range and connectivity. Sound is very pleasing. I compared this with Sony and Sonos. Sound wise I like this one better. May be the personal preference but with Bose you can never go wrong. Super portable and feels very good in hand.

This is probably my favorite speaker I've ever purchased from Bose. The highs are crisp and the lows are thunderous. This speaker honestly takes every party to the next level. I mostly use it as background music at family parties but its really convenient having this speaker get as loud as it does. Super versatile and I really LOVEE the top handle. It is made of such great quality and it feels so comfortable to carry this speaker around with the top handle. Battery life is also pretty amazing. Used it at a family party for over 5 hours and only got it down to 70%.

An excellent price break and good value. Deals like this is what keeps Best Buy on top and ahead of all the other electronics and appliance retailers. I, for one, do certainly appreciate the goods, staff, and the customer satisfaction that Best Buy promotes. The quality of Bose products, especially construction and sound reproduction, is unsurpassed and phenomenal. Ruggedness, simplicity, and ease of operation are all equally unmatched. Tho a bit more expensive than other makes and models, this product is well worth the investment!!!

Lets get the elephant in the room out of the way. This BT speaker is stupid expensive. But…. If you can afford it, it sounds amazing given its size. Its has a smaller footprint than the JBL Xtreme and it blows the JBL out of the water (as it should for $150 price premium). I’ve seen some Amazon reviews saying bass response is disappointing. That’s ridiculous. Bass is nice and tight. The entire soundstage is linear. It not bright and its not boomy. Yes, some bass is lost if listening outside. But thats the case with just about every BT speaker except JBL boombox. Hoepfully with time some deals will come out. I’d say its a deal at $325 and a bargain if it ever falls to $299.