Customer Ratings & Reviews

Easy pairing, great sound, but no instructions with it.

Bose never disappoints. This little speaker packs a punch! I love taking it camping or using it at home to listen to music. I just wished it had a handle but I was able to purchase a silicon cover on amazon and carrying it around without dropping it has not been an issue at all.

I love this speaker. Great quality sound. I always take it with me for work and I get so many people asking me what speaker it is. I can’t go to work without it. I haven’t heard any other speakers that sound better than this one especially at this size. I am very happy with this purchase and would definitely recommend it.

This is a great sounding speaker. Inside and outside. Easy to use.

Great sound Works well Like design Connection worked flawlessly

Great sound for its small size; powerful and portable

I've had the speaker for awhile and have enjoyed it. Whether I connect it to my MacBook for movies or phone for music, I really enjoy the bass. I have the SoundSport wireless headphones, so I'm used to the Bose Connect app and changing the sync device. Sometimes the max volume is disappointing.

Great sound quality for a small speaker. Pairs easily with phones.

Looked at several blutooth speakers over several months, decided on the Bose when B/B ran them at $179. Could not be happier. Suposedly a 12 hour battery life, mine has lasted much longer between charges. When you turn it on it announces % of battery left, very convenient. I recharge anytime after 40% or less. The best thing for Pandora.

Sounds great and easy to use. Definitely recommend.

This is amazing for how small it is. The sound is great.

I'm in love with this speaker very loud and lots of bass.

Awesome sound with great battery life. Happy buyer.

It has a great sound and is compact. It is waterproof and I found out first hand that the waterproof works. I accidentally dropped it in the lake and it still worked.

Great speaker. Great sound quality. Small and light weight.

I love my bose’s toy. Great sound an very easy to use

Very handy to take anywhere! Great for travel! Bass sounds great

When you open the box, you are greeted with sleek cylindrical shape of the speaker and the reality of the build quality. This speaker weighs almost two pounds and is built like a tank. The body of the speaker is one piece metal construction with a plastic base and rubberized buttons on the top. There are six buttons on the top of the speaker; power, Bluetooth, Aux, volume up, volume down and a multi-purpose button. The battery needed charged right out of the box but the speaker turned on after a few minutes of being connected to the charger. When you power it on the first time, you need to select the prompt language, then its ready to pair. The Bose Revolve has NFC so pairing was as simple as tapping my android phone to the top of the speaker and pressing “yes” on my phone. It does not however have the NFC icon/symbol you would expect to see showing where to tap. The most important issue, how does it sound? AMAZING! This little speaker kicks out some room-filling volume with a clarity and fullness that is definitely Bose. I was unsure how a seemingly one channel device would compare with a two-speaker stereo unit and I can honestly say it doesn’t matter. The sound coming from this little speaker is so immersive and full, stereo sound is a non-issue. There is an app for this speaker, Bose Connect but its pretty lackluster, only offering volume and connectivity options, oh and you can use it to rename the device and select the voice language. I’m convinced the attitude at Bose is “we know how your music is supposed to sound” and you’re going to like it. I would have like to have seen the app allow some sound adjustment for the speaker, similar to the Sony app that lets you adjust the Extra Bass and add sound profiles. The multi-purpose button is used to pause, select next track or go back, by pressing once, twice or three times in succession, similar to the button on iPod headphones. There is a socket in the bottom of the speaker, I assume for mounting. The first thing that came to mind was a camera tripod; and it fit. This might be useful for a back-yard party, being able to mount the speaker at ear level. When you turn the Revolve on, it announces the battery level and devices it is connected to. I was surprised to hear it say it was connected to two devices at the same time. It seems this is a feature of other “Soundlink” models as well, allowing you to link to two devices and switch between them. I gave it a try and it worked as described. With the first device playing, I pressed play on the 2nd device, nothing happened until I stopped the song on the first and immediately device 2 began playing. I can’t quite figure out the usefulness of this but I’m sure someone asked for it for good reason. If you have the revolve connected to a phone, when you get a call it chirps, says “call from” and speaks the caller ID. Simply press the multi-purpose button and the Revolve becomes a speaker phone, and it sounds pretty great. When the call ends, it says “call disconnected” and the music begins again. There is a wired AUX input to connect the speaker to non-Bluetooth sources which is then selected by pressing the AUX button on the top of the speaker. Unlike most other speakers, Bose did not include a 3.5mm aux cable. (Even my $14 generic model included one) Battery life is very good. I’ve been playing this several hours a day for a week on a charge. There is an accessory charging cradle that allows you to just set the unit on it to power/charge it. I am not a big fan of micro USB cables so this works great for me. Plug the base in once and you’re done. If I had created the charging base, I would have also incorporated the AUX plug into it, adding an extra bit of functionality, also making it easier to just grab and go. To wrap this up, I was a little on the fence getting this kind of speaker but glad I did. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for decent sound at their next gathering.

Definitely worth the money. The sound quality is excellent as to be expected. Good bass as well. I like that you can turn the speaker on by connecting your Bluetooth on the phone. It also talks to you and let’s you know whose phone is connected

The Bose had the clearest sound with greatest base.