Bose SoundTouch 10

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Home

A Bose wireless home speaker system that uses proprietary WiFi based and Bluetooth technology.

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Sound quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Sound quality: Bose's SoundTouch 10 had good sound quality. Bass has decent impact but is a bit boomy and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is somewhat even and hazy. Treble is sizzly and thin and the highest treble is subdued. Does a mediocre job of recovering room ambience and is somewhat congested and lacks fine detail. No significant difference between WiFi, Bluetooth and wired sound quality, except that treble in Bluetooth and wired sound quality is slightly less subdued. Can provide enough volume to be heard in a medium- to large-sized room.

Ease of use: We found the Bose SoundTouch 10 to be very good overall. Volume controls are obvious high contrast, marked +/- and in their own group and are marked by a speaker symbol. The volume controls are also unlabeled multifunction for resetting the unit. Works with Aux, WiFi and Bluetooth inputs. Unit lacks a mute control. Connecting to a WiFi network is straight forward but a bit tedious and intrusive since you can't complete the setup without registering the unit which requires providing some personal information. The speaker and remote have well marked controls that are easy to use, and the speaker has decent LED display indicators.

About

A Bose proprietary technology WiFi and Bluetooth wireless home speaker system with an analog audio input and remote control.

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Yes

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Optional multi-room sharing

Yes

Remote

Yes

Power source

Updatable software/firmware

Yes

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

12/12

Other features

Lacks Airplay capability but can stream like its larger predecessor versions plus it has Bluetooth.

Included accessories

USB Cable

WiFi content sharing technology

Bose proprietary

Wake timer

Sleep timer

Specs

Wireless type

WiFi, Bluetooth

Audio format

Stereo

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Dimensions HxWxD (in.)

8.5 x 5.5 x 5.5

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

Micro USB.

iPod Docking

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