Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is one incredible unit. Sound is amazing, you can fine tune it with the BOSE app. In a bedroom, it is deep and loud. Outside by a pool, backyard is perfect! Even at the beach or fishing by a canal, it is amazing. I got mine on a sale, it was the best investment.

I fell in love with this speaker when I did a sound test at my local Best Buy! It's got great bass, great sound clarity, and it doesn't sound distorted! I also love that it has an aux port, which is perfect for my portable DJ controller and the sound is in sync too! I definitely recommend this product to anybody who's a Bose fan like me!

Very good sound quality and battery life. Very satisfied!

Small unassuming little neon yellow speaker with cool handle. Then you turn my headphones up and it starts spitting hot fire! Your too close man!

Speaker is very nice, awesome crisp sound. Wife loves it

Excellent mobile Bluetooth speaker. Deep bass with outstanding volume levels. Use it when I go for walks and biking.

I love this little speaker! It sounds great and has plenty of volume for what I use it for. My shower radio will not pick up any stations in my shower so this is permanently in my shower so I can listen to the local weather in the mornings before I head off to work and music at other times. it's connected by Bluetooth to my cell phone. The only thing that worried me is the charging port is on top and it has no cover. I have it placed back against the shower wall under the shower neck to the shower head so it doesn't get any direct water on it and very little splashed on it at all, but I did purchase a plug that fits and covers the port just for my peace of mind. I am very satisfied with my purchase! I added photos of wher I placed it in the shower and the port plug I added.

During quarantine I wanted to create a musical vibe in my space, outsideof my earbuds. Plus, I've always wanted a Bose speaker. When I tell you that this mini, waterproof, portable speaker goes boom-- it's definitely a crowd pleaser when at home or on the go! The price is just right. My Micro Portable will keep me hands free into the new year! One of my best purchases of the year!

Worth Every Cent! Luckily I got it on a 2 day sale for $299. Everyone loves this speaker and its sound. I am always asked what type of speaker this is because of the clarity and punch it packs. It comes with me everywhere. One of my favorite purchases. No regrets.

Really powerful for such a small thing. I was hesitant since it’s the size of my palm, but I’m not disappointed

Amazing sound in such a small speaker! Love the color and how easy it is to use and setup!

I like my speaker sounds great I would buy it again. Recommend it to friends very good purchase the sound is amazing

I really love the Bose Speakers, the quality of the sound is something that you can not get with other brands

Excellent sound for its size. Straps perfectly tight to any belt for mobile music around a factory setting. It gets loud enough to out power the sound of noisy environments. Helps me escape work very well.

It's a great item!! I love it!! I would recommend this speaker for daily use!!!

This Bose speaker is extremely loud and amazing, it brings attention to many people out there. It echoes and loud base.

well-balanced sound with strong bass response also beautiful handle design. 100% recommended this speaker.

Great sound for the size and good quality calls; good battery life, range and looks good

I've had a lot of Bluetooth speakers for use while playing golf, but this one tops them all. The rubber strap on the back allows you to secure it to just about anything, and the premium sounds quality is second to none.

I'm old enough to remember when Bose was new to the mainstream commercial market and a home that had their Wave system was 'high-falutin'. I cut my teeth on Bose products when I finally had money of my own and was stepping into the audiophile world. I quickly moved past Bose into the ethereal realms of speakers and headphones, but always had a soft spot for Bose, even though it seemed like they were consistently getting beat at their own game. Well, I was pleasantly surprised to see and hear Bose come out swinging with the SoundLink Max. TL:DR - It deserves to be on the shortlist for anyone looking for an outstanding portable bluetooth speaker. It's the first portable BT speaker to even come close to acing my audiophile test playlist. Here is what I like about the SoundLink Max: Sound Quality: I kinda feel like this has taken a back seat for a lot of portable BT speakers as of late. Many people prioritize the portability or battery life of a system over pure sound quality. Understandable since if you can't take it with you, or if it doesn't play long enough, the quality really doesn't matter. You don't have to compromise on sound with the SoundLink Max. Even though I stopped chasing the holy grail of audiophile sound (it got WAY too expensive), I do still utilize my test playlist with all my new sound gear, and the Max is the first portable bluetooth speaker I've owned that could even come close to nailing each test. Everything from depth, impact, focus, transients, and resonance were spectacular. Of course it can't get proper separation due to the closeness of the speakers (but a paired set might just do it), but no single point system can do that. The only test that it even tripped over was part of the bass response, and I'm having trouble isolating whether that is an actual issue with the speaker or if it is something else. On some dance/R&B tracks with certain bass segments, there is a 'stutter' in one frequency set. It's weird, and it only pops up in certain songs. It could very well be an artifact from processing or the original production. Other than that, the SoundLink Max has an impressively controlled bass response which has usually been a weak point for BT speakers and Bose in particular. Looks: My wife loves the Blue Dusk color and the SoundLink Max design itself is simple and clean. I don't need disco lights nor do I need it to look like some alien spaceship. I also dig the rope handle, which I guess can be swapped out for a longer shoulder rope strap but that's not for me. Battery Life: Bose says you get 20 hours at moderate volume, but I spent six hours with the audiophile test and just regular music yesterday and a good three hours so far this morning just working in my office and the speaker is still reporting 100%! Now I hope that's not an error with the software but the weight of this speaker makes me think that it has some solid battery capacity built into it. Charge Capability: Unlike a few portable speakers I've utilized lately, the SoundLink Max will charge your phone if you plug it into the USB-C port. Always a nice feature. Durability/IP Rating: The Bose SoundLink Max feels solid and sturdy, plus the rubberized coating all lead you to feel that it can take some abuse and still keep rocking. That, and the fact that you can replace the handle if needed, all give me a good feeling that I'll be using this speaker for years to come. The solid IP67 (and weirdly secondary IP64) rating also mean that this is a great speaker to take out and about, whether it is to the pool, beach, desert, or wherever you may roam. Phone App: Simple and clean. Always appreciate that. What I don't like as much (but none are very big issues): Weight: Despite being a relatively compact speaker, you could probably do some serious damage to someone if you were to swing this at them. Perhaps Bose should consider marketing it as a self-defense item or perhaps a stylish exercise weight. It's nothing egregious, but it has some heft to it. Equalizer: While I appreciate that the app is clean and simple, and that the equalizer is easy to adjust, I would appreciate some better presets, or better yet, the ability to save my own. Hopefully this will come out in a future app update. I am VERY happy with the Soundlink Max and I look forward to years of great sounding music no matter where I may be.