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Soundlink Home
The Bose Soundlink Home is a mono speaker designed for portable use. It can stream music or audio using Bluetooth, and is powered via rechargeable battery.
Description
The Bose Soundlink Home is a mono speaker designed for portable use. It can stream music or audio using Bluetooth, and is powered via rechargeable battery.

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Overall Score
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Sound quality
 /  5
Ease of use
 /  5
Versatility
 /  5

Detailed Test Results

Sound Quality: Overall, we found the speaker delivers middling sound quality. Expect some distortions or other audio issues. The bass, which covers instruments such as bass drums, bass guitars, or stand-up bass, has middling impact and deep bass is lacking, and it is a bit boomy. Midrange, such as guitars, horns, and voices from music or podcasts, is fairly even, but it is somewhat congested, a bit hazy and etched, a touch grainy. Treble, which may include cymbals or the upper range of violins, is fairly extended, but it is a bit smeared, a touch subdued and sizzly. Does a not so good job of recovering room ambience. The soundfield extends somewhat above, and not much to the sides of the speakers, and while individual instruments and voices are identifiable, they only have a two dimensional quality. Volume is enough to fill a medium to large sized room. If you choose to pair this speaker with another, the stereo set can be placed to provide better separation than other models.

Ease of Use: The speaker has many features or accessories that add convenience during daily operation. Shortcut buttons on the console include: volume, input selection.

Versatility: It is missing some features users typically want and need. You can connect wirelessly to this speaker via a direct Bluetooth connection. There are no connection ports on this speaker. If you have two of these speakers, you can use TWS to pair them for a wider stereo experience. There are no tone control or EQ settings for customizing your listening experience. There is speakerphone functionality with a built-in microphone.

About

The Soundlink Home from Bose is a mono speaker designed for portable use. It can stream music or audio via a direct Bluetooth connection. This speaker is powered via rechargeable battery. Battery life is claimed to last for up to 9 hours, which is shorter than most other speakers. Charge time is claimed to be as low as 4 hours. It includes a single speaker, but you can optionally pair this with another of the same model for a wider stereo experience. Additional accessories include: USB-A to C Cable.