Great sound, lacks some google assistant features
Dan from STAMFORD, NY on 1/29/2021
I bought this speaker to use on my outdoor patio and hot tub we had installed this past summer. Sound quality is great, and it's loud enough to be heard over the noise of the hot tub. Water resistant rating is great for handling with wet hands. Battery life while playing is great, but surprisingly short in standby. The reason for three stars is the need for the Bose connect app; it's a major drawback for me as I'm trying to standardize smart home devices around google. I use SiriusXM as my primary music source, and I can't use google assistant to stream music from SiriusXM like I can with a Google Home speaker. I have to have my phone with me, which I don't carry around the house with me at all times. If I want to play SiriusXM in the room where I charge it and don't have my phone, it's not going to happen. If you read Crutchfield's details tab on the speaker, it mentions Alexa can play SiriusXM, but doesn't directly say that Google Assistant can or can't. I didn't pick up on that before purchase.
Pros: Sound quality, water resistance
Cons: Google Assistant can't play SiriusXM
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Surprisingly great.
Crutchfield customer from Manati, PR on 1/17/2021
Amazing system and powerful sound in such a small package.
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Gladstone, NJ on 1/10/2021
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from New York, NY on 12/12/2020
Pretty great sound from a truly portable (unlike the rather large Sonos Move) speaker. A bit heavy on the bass for me, hence the 4 and not 5 stars. Would have loved the ability to have a bass adjustment. Love the ability to mute mic.
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Monstruocity in small box
Crutchfield customer from Guaynabo, PR on 9/15/2020
Huge sound for small speaker,clear and pure reproduction, and great reception for Bluetooth devices.
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Best portable speaker
Crutchfield customer from New Smyrna, FL on 7/26/2020
This is the neatest portable speaker with awesome sound!!! The Bluetooth is extremely easy to pair. Its very light and compact!
Pros: Easy transport
Cons: none
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Colville, WA on 7/11/2020
I expected way better sound quality from Bose. They are a wonderful company but i feel they really missed the mark on this one, particularly at the price point. I will buy other Bose products, but this one fell short in several ways. The battery didn't last as well on standby as expected, either.
Pros: It's Bose
Cons: It's not Bose usual sound quality, and for the price it should be!
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Greenville, IL on 6/27/2020
Good speaker. Awesome sound.
Pros: Great sound
Cons: Speaker has to be manually turned off So if I forget...speaker battery will die.
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Highly recommended
Crutchfield customer from Roseville, CA on 6/25/2020
Nice sounding speaker. Use it by the pool. Quality sound with good volume. Use the Amazon Alexa app to communicate with the speaker. If you are used to communicating with Alexa then the transition is seamless. Wi-Fi setup was easy and it has good connectivity from the backyard to the router. Also bought the optional charging stand. Unnecessary from a practical standpoint, but very nice. Carry the speaker in from outside by the handle and set it on the charger. It is then ready to go when I need it again. Highly recommend this speaker.
Pros: Sound quality
Cons: A little pricey, but is worth it.
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
James from BALDWINSVILLE, NY on 6/21/2020
Sounds Great , very good battery life. I have to down rate it because it is not backward compatible with Soundtouch items. The rest of my home is filled with Bose Soundtouch speakers including a Lifestyle 650. Now I had to settle for this outlier to get this functionality on the deck.
Pros: Sound Streaming Battery life
Cons: Compatibility
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
todd from Merritt Island, FL on 6/12/2020
when it's connected it's awesome. i can't go 15 minutes without it either powering off or disconnecting from the phone. yes, the battery is charged (can be at 100% and on the charger) and yes, my phone is close. it can be sitting right on top of it.
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Westlake, OH on 5/25/2020
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Barrington, IL on 4/28/2020
Great sound. The power cord is cumbersome to plug in. Will try buying cradle to ease use of portability. Overall very happy.
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Elizabethtown, KY on 3/29/2020
Great sound ,nice simple solution for expanding your music.This allows for not having to install a large hard wire system.When your done ,just pick and go.
Pros: Simple with no clutter.
Cons: N/A
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Bose Portable Home Speaker
Crutchfield customer from Friedens, PA on 3/25/2020
Bose never lets you down. I purchased the Bose Portable Home Speaker to put in our 69 Chevelle and 75 MGB both have AM radios, The Chevelle is loud and the MG is a convertible. So we need lots of Powerful sound. The Bose Portable Home Speaker was the perfect fit for the job !
Pros: Excellent and powerful sound out of a portable speaker. Amazing!! Plus you can take it anywhere .
Cons: There are NO cons with that his speaker.
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Great update to a classic
Crutchfield customer from Annapolis, MD on 2/16/2020
The newly minted portable home speaker builds upon Bose's classics. Great sound, long battery life, and portability are the standout features here!
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