Video: Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth speaker

Rugged, waterproof, and bigger sound than you'd think

by Crutchfield's Video Team

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The Bose® SoundLink® Micro is a small, rugged Bluetooth speaker you can take anywhere. It's waterproof, tough and sounds much bigger than it looks. A clever built-in strap lets you hook it to bikes, backpacks, tree branches, or whatever's nearby.

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Hey ,I'm JR and this is the new Bose Soundlink Micro. It's a very small and rugged bluetooth speaker. It's designed to go with you wherever you want it to go. It's got this pretty cool strap on the back. You can clip it on your backpack or on your bike handlebars, and it's simple and it works. Put this on your bike handlebars and go mountain biking like I do, it is stuck there. It is not coming off. You can mountain bike with confidence knowing this thing is going to be there providing the soundtrack to your ride.

Of course you take it to the beach, with you to the pool, this thing is waterproof by the way, IPX7. It's gonna be just fine. You can drop it in the ocean, drop it in the pool, long as you can find it you can listen to it, and I think I said it does sound big. Very impressive sound out of this thing for such a small box.

If you have questions about this or any of the other Bluetooth speakers at Crutchfield, heck anything we sell, just give us a call.

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