I use this while sailing and doing other outdoor water sports. I love that they're waterproof, floating, droppable, easy to hang up on sailboat parts, and highly visible. Their form factor is great -- small and packable.
They sound better than they need to for their size and the circumstances in which they get used. I get the impression Bose applies sophisticated digital signal processing for these, which, to some degree, compensates for the smaller form factor and corrects the frequency response appropriate to the acoustic properties of the enclosure, and also to the volume level. I have multiple Bose products (2 of these, Frames, QC35, QC20, Soundwear Companion, SoundLink Revolve+, Companion 2 series III) and they are consistently very good across the product family. Not always the very very best, but consistently good. And I'd rather remain in the ecosystem than get individual speakers piecemeal to get slightly better sounds. Plus, the worst aspect of music acoustics experience while sailing isn't limited by this speaker anyway. (It's windy! And splashy! And people are yelling!)
I eventually got a second to make a stereo pair. The stereo pairing sounds great and is okay to set up, but unfortunately if you turn off the speakers, they go back into single-speaker mode and you have to go through the semi-obscure button-pressing sequence to re-enter stereo mode. I wish they just remained in stereo mode after you put them into it once. This is a software/firmware feature so I'm hoping eventually Bose makes an update where the stereo mode persists across speaker reboots.
I also love that this, like other Bose Bluetooth speakers, work well together. I don't use that feature very often, but I love the attention to detail that Bose provides.
Third parties sell accessories for them. My favorite (which is unfortunately no longer available) is the "AmazonBasics Case with Kickstand for Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth Speaker - Orange". I got one for my first of these speakers, but by the time I got a second speaker, Amazon stopped selling these. So instead I got "Portable Carrying Case for Bose SoundLink Micro Speaker, MENEEA..." for my second one. That one feels like a lower-quality item plus it doesn't match the other, so I'm disappointed with the mismatch. First-world problems.
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SoundLink Micro Bluetooth speaker
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Crisp,balanced sound | Sound performance | Bold sound |
Waterproof (IPX7) | Water resistance | Waterproof (IPX4) |
Up to 6 hours/charge | Battery life | Up to 8 hours/charge |
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Waterproof (IPX7) | Water resistance | Waterproof (IPX4) |
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Best Speaker In Its Class WITH Bass 👍
Bose quality construction and sound. Now this has some bass. 🤙 In the field of mini speakers this one actually has some bass. Pair 2 of them together and it starts to rival some of the best bluetooth speakers out there in the mid class. The sound quality is good.Connectivity is quick n easy pairing is fast with zero fuss. You don't need the app to do anything. 👍Haven't experienced much latency issues. There might be a fraction here or there but nothing that is drastically noticeable.Nice rubberized texture button press is good and the strap looks like it won't secure that well but it does. The way it hooks on feels easy and lose but it's not its secure. 🤔I threw in a pic next to a JBL Go 2 for size comparison. This has more bass but costs 3xs more than the JBLs which also sound good but don't quite have as much deep bass as this does. The $99 price is certainly better than the original price when it came out but it's still a little high. If you see this sucker on sale don't hesitate and buy 2. The small compact size is really convenient.Battery life is ok charge time is ok too nothing extraordinary or wonky. Although this is waterproof watch out because it does not float. 😕 Overall this has the satisfying bass I was looking for in this type of speaker and it is completely worth purchasing in this form factor. 😎
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Bose quality construction and sound. Now this has some bass. 🤙 In the field of mini speakers this one actually has some bass. Pair 2 of them together and it starts to rival some of the best bluetooth speakers out there in the mid class. The sound quality is good.
Connectivity is quick n easy pairing is fast with zero fuss. You don't need the app to do anything. 👍Haven't experienced much latency issues. There might be a fraction here or there but nothing that is drastically noticeable.
Nice rubberized texture button press is good and the strap looks like it won't secure that well but it does. The way it hooks on feels easy and lose but it's not its secure. 🤔
I threw in a pic next to a JBL Go 2 for size comparison. This has more bass but costs 3xs more than the JBLs which also sound good but don't quite have as much deep bass as this does. The $99 price is certainly better than the original price when it came out but it's still a little high. If you see this sucker on sale don't hesitate and buy 2. The small compact size is really convenient.
Battery life is ok charge time is ok too nothing extraordinary or wonky. Although this is waterproof watch out because it does not float. 😕 Overall this has the satisfying bass I was looking for in this type of speaker and it is completely worth purchasing in this form factor. 😎
Connectivity is quick n easy pairing is fast with zero fuss. You don't need the app to do anything. 👍Haven't experienced much latency issues. There might be a fraction here or there but nothing that is drastically noticeable.
Nice rubberized texture button press is good and the strap looks like it won't secure that well but it does. The way it hooks on feels easy and lose but it's not its secure. 🤔
I threw in a pic next to a JBL Go 2 for size comparison. This has more bass but costs 3xs more than the JBLs which also sound good but don't quite have as much deep bass as this does. The $99 price is certainly better than the original price when it came out but it's still a little high. If you see this sucker on sale don't hesitate and buy 2. The small compact size is really convenient.
Battery life is ok charge time is ok too nothing extraordinary or wonky. Although this is waterproof watch out because it does not float. 😕 Overall this has the satisfying bass I was looking for in this type of speaker and it is completely worth purchasing in this form factor. 😎
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