Customer Ratings & Reviews

Has great sound, but could use a higher bass output.

Great sound got it for my ipod it is Bluetooth connectivity great size for what I need

Got as an open box, so a great discount. Works well with my dell for the mic and the speaker during Teams and Zoom calls. I just can’t figure out how to change the device name from the previous owner…

I absolutely LOVE this speaker!!!! The sound is amazing!! The MegaBass is just what I was looking for to fill my home with sound!!

Great speaker! I like Bose products and this one does not disappoint me. The volume is higher than I expected given its small size

Product performs to the extent if does. Personally I was expecting more than it delivered. Ultimately I returned it, Exchanged it for a JBL "tube" style that provided more output for my needs.

it is very light weight and nice design. i really like it

Sounded better in the store but does still have a deep bass to it

This Bose speaker is my new go-to for portable audio. I am not an audiophile with specially trained ears, but I have used a lot of speakers the last several years and this is by far the best I have used for the size. I compared this speaker to a similar sized one, with a similar intended purpose as an outdoor “patio & pool side” companion. Compared to a speaker I thought sounded pretty good, I found that the Bose speaker has a much richer, warmer sound. The bass in particular was notable not so much because it was booming, but rather it added an excellent fullness to the sound that was noticeably lacking in the speaker I was using for comparison purposes, although I didn’t realize what I was missing until I heard the Bose playing the same song. Across a variety of songs from several different genres I found this speaker produced exception sound accuracy for its size, not muddy or distorted at higher volume. While I don’t generally listen to my music at max volume, I look at this speaker as intended for an outdoor event/party so I cranked it all the way up as a test. The sound meter app on my phone reached a high of 114 db, and I was impressed by how well the sound propagated throughout a full 360-degree sound field. Put this speaker in the middle of your party and it will cover the whole space pretty evenly. You shouldn’t have to worry about battery life as it should exceed pretty much any event. I gave the speaker a full charge right out of the box before doing anything. After connecting it through the smartphone app it ran a lengthy update, after which the power registered 90%. I thought this would be bad as it seemed that the battery life dropped so rapidly, but I guess the update was just power intensive because over the course of the next several days I ran it a total of 22 hours at home and at work. The power still indicated 10% at that point, but I ruined the test by charging the speaker so that it wouldn’t run out on me the next day! The build quality of this speaker feels top notch. It simply feels really solid, and there is nothing "plastic-y" about it. The body has a rugged metal casing that doesn’t deform at all under pressure, even around the perforated base. The finish appears to be very scratch resistant and shows absolutely no fingerprints even after several days of frequent handling. The bottom has a nice thick rubber pad which provides a slip free, stable base. The top, including the control buttons is a smooth, soft rubber material that like the metal housing, seems to be impervious to fingerprinting. The buttons themselves are satisfyingly “clicky” and responsive. One nice thing that I hadn’t seen in the documentation was the inclusion of a threaded socket in the center of the base. This allows you to attach this speaker to a tripod, which just feels like the perfect way to position this speaker up at a good height to really allow the audio to cover a wide area better than just plopping the speaker on a table. I only had one speaker, so I can’t do a two-speaker setup to get stereo sound, but I think this would also be improved by the tripod mounting method. I’m not really sure if I would call this speaker water proof, so much as “splash resistant”. This is because there is no way to seal over the power/USB connection or the Aux in jack. Other speakers that I have that bill themselves as beach and pool type speakers include a rubber cover over the plugs which would not only keep out water, but small particulates like beach sand. I also wouldn’t want to get water inside the perforated base because even if the inside components could conceivably survive, I don’t see any way to effectively get it out again. Connecting this speaker to both my phone and an inexpensive Bluetooth enabled mp3 player I use at work was extremely simple and didn’t require the Connect App. The voice prompts were very clear and think some of the least mechanical/computerized I have heard in speakers or headphones I own. I did download the app on my phone and the app offers a simplified connection method (certainly better than the settings menu on my phone) that scans for the device, and connects with a swipe. I also liked that it allowed control of the music playback basic functions in app. Oddly, while my phone connected both with and without the app while testing, my Samsung tablet staunchly refused to connect at all, no matter what I did, until I downloaded the app and ran the connection from that. While the app was a slicker connection method, I don’t really like that it was the only way I could get the speaker to link up with my tablet as that too me makes the connection less flexible. A couple of other little things I came across I thought were worth mentioning. First, while this speaker certainly had a premium look, feel and sound quality I was surprised that Bose didn’t include at least a basic carrying bag or something similar for toting this speaker around. It is something that I have found is extremely common even in much, much less expensive speakers, and it just felt oddly cheap to leave out of the box. Also, this speaker doesn’t come with a charger, just a USB cable. While most people have chargers laying around It seems like a charger that is optimized for the power consumption of the speaker would have been a nice inclusion. I also realized upon looking at the bottom of the speaker that it has the ability to be set on a charging base, and I think that would have been a nicer touch to put in the box than the USB cable. I have purchased speakers in the past that included such charging bases as part of the purchase of the device. I searched online for the charging base and I guess they are available for over $30, so I guess I will just stick with the cable method for the time being. Because of the combination of these several small items I decided it was a 4, not 5-star speaker. While I really do like this speaker, my expectations are just a little bit higher for this product because of the price point and reputation of the manufacturer. It’s the best sounding speaker its size that I now own, and I would still recommend it despite the small issues I mentioned above.

Great gift! Sound is great and it’s way too use as well

Good sound! Grabs the whole sonic range! Nice Overall Quality.

Good speaker, 360 degree sour round effect, handy to carry

Good upgrade from last model. Very clear at low volume

Quality of sound was less than what I expected from Bose. It had really good bass, but had some background noise that reminded me of playing a vinyl record. Bought one for my son as a gift and it was the same quality.

I picked this up for my bedroom and it sounds great, and running it all night it only goes down in battery life 10-20%

Excellent for sitting out by the pool and creating surround sound with multiples.

Great sound for the $. And here are the extra characters.

I have two of these, works well with the sound link. I did have a charging problem with one and contacted Bose customer support. They were very helpful. I sent my speaker in and they returned it and its worked great ever since.

That is good speaker, i liked. WAs a excelent gift for my mom.

Very Nice sound system and I would buy it again.