Almost perfect - definitely better than anything else in this size class.  My gut was right!

Almost perfect - definitely better than anything else in this size class. My gut was right!

Bose SoundLink ® ® ® Mini Bluetooth Speaker Silver (Electronics)

Customer Review

When in the company of friends and colleagues the conversation to the two design-focused "premium" manufacturer with the B comes (Bose and B & O) then the round separates always quickly into two fractions. Some swear by the stuff (and then also what most of them are at home), the others come from the gossip about "the overpriced plastic design" not out (tube amplifiers Group). As always in such cases, it is necessary then, to seek the truth themselves.

I buy for years a portable speaker solution after another, always looking for that one product of which my gut tells me "it has got to be somewhere." My wife can not see the things and already groaning every time on annoyed when I once again unpack a speaker. But one thing again and again the great promises in the production descriptions prove air number, of those who have good reviews as estimates undemanding buyers or self-suggestion spent the money and then convince that they have also right to get what for. Then it is usually after 5 minutes listen again in the box and return the part.

Then a few months ago at an electronics discounter the moment of enlightenment: I Paire my phone with a standing in Grabbelregal SoundLink II I Scare Woman and kids with a few bars "Kings X" - incredibly voluminous.. Even the wife is impressed, but pale when looking at the price tag and the enthusiasm fades in a tenth of a second. Also, I find the price for a spontaneous purchase too violent.

Some time later, the SoundLink Mini appeared. Sound comparisons showed that the sound despite the tiny size to wish hardly leaves something less than the far greater SoundLink II - and the price was small! The finger began to itch. So when Amazon Italy for a short time at a price of just over 150 calling, there was no more and it was ordered hold.

Fast facts first: I did not send him back ;-)

He's the best portable speakers, I ever get my hands on - and these are some. Of course, the sound is not comparable with a hi-fi speaker - who expected that who has not been paying attention in physics class or believes in the Easter Bunny. But if you at medium volume to the part used to provide sound comfortably even when gardening or cookout, then calls the sonorous spectrum real buzz out - and possibly also the neighbors quickly on the scene.

However, there are quite a few points that bother me. With whom I would like to begin (in order of relevance subjective):

* No protective pouch included. The colorful Gummipräser are a bad joke. An optional leather bag costs almost 50 euros. I think that's not ok.
* Battery can not be exchanged easily. This is not just a Ökosauerei but also smells of planned obsolescence and has no place in this price range in my opinion. [Update: Several instructions have reached me that you can unscrew the battery after you have "peeled away" the rubber feet of the appliance. The rechargeable battery is proprietary and connected to the base plate. Whether that is ever offered separately from Bose, is unclear.]
* No speakerphones. This causes in the production maybe 3-5 Euro material costs and any of its competitors can. Why was saved at the price calculated here?
* No AVRCP and no music control keys on the speaker. The volume controls adjust the volume accordingly separately on the device and not on the player device. This too can become virtually any Bluetooth chip, if one implements only the buttons on the unit. Too bad.
* The bass is - depending on the installation - often exaggerated presence. Who would have thought that I would sometimes complain when a speaker of this size about too much bass! To my taste anyway this would be the bass a little less noisy but more precise the optimum. Funnily enough, the pack is in a piece of paper on which the manufacturer specially stresses that its products would sound very natural and not emphasize bass and treble artificially. This is true in my opinion, only partly for the SoundLink Mini.
* At low volumes rather non-linear. Mids and highs are grumpy, too much bass. The frequency response could be corrected electronically at least. Competitive products in the same size category, however, are plagued by (partially others but) similar problems. With a suitable equalizer (smartphone app) you get but also straightened out the quiet, evening reading accompanied by a pleasant experience.
* No charging via USB. You need a special power supply with 12V.
* If there is no sound, then the box turns despite active pairing off after some time. The timeout is not switched on or suppressible. For presentations that require only occasional sound (video), this can be very annoying.
* No Multipairing (paired with other devices if the previous connection was lost). Others can do that.
* No remote control, not optional.
* The power supply is indeed pleasantly compact, but also emits no load an unnerving, very noticeable chirping. Using the charger on the nightstand thereby not recommended for sensitive minds. Perhaps I have but only a Monday PSU.

So! Now that I have discussed at great length the dark side, here the positive points:

* The mid volume range Convincing sound and even at high (for the size) volumes still very acceptable results with little distortion. The perceived volume impression rams many competitors with the three to five times the volume unangespitzt into the ground. Much more likely to be purely physically rauszuholen. For the sound I would give smooth six star! My gut was right! There him.
* Docking station for charging. Very good idea! And a compensation for the fact that the box can not be charged via mini-USB, but its own power supply demands. After all, the latter is carried out pleasantly compact.
* Very nice portable form factor. Anyone who has flirted with the SoundLink II, will again serve here better, without having to make major compromises!
* Top design and quality of workmanship. Since there are really almost nothing to complain about. I personally would have preferred the device keys of hard plastic than rubber, but look a that here probably could have played a role in the choice of materials, the outdoor suitability.
* Good battery life. Even when significant volumes are well over 5 hours there. He will surely remain often are many users on the dock, one can only hope that the built-in charging electronics is smart enough to charge the battery not constantly from 95 to 100 percent. For that is the best recipe for an early death every Li-Ion batteries - and who has been with this unit as already mentioned not simply interchangeable.

CONCLUSION:

In its core discipline of this portable speaker trumps such an extent that I would like to give smooth six stars. Mir is not a known product that comes the even annähnernd close. However, the buyer must ensure swallow a few toads. There is of course the first place, the price. In addition, one usually expects in good speakers with a long service life. Since it is unclear whether at the end of battery life Replacement will be available, but might therefore be used to conclude than one would like. The device also inexplicably some Bluetooth functions can not handle, which are almost entirely covered by the compulsory competition and the absence of which is logically difficult to explain. For unexplained Aukkuproblematik and artificial function circumcision I pull from one star, another for in my eyes simply missing bag or inappropriate accessories policies. So stay away from the "six" stars as a result only four, with the hope of improvement in the next model generation.

precisely protect the lens Rank: 5/5
April 9
Canon Price 1 Rank: 5/5
October 18
Actually works 5 Rank: 5/5
September 29
Too expensive for use Rank: 3/5
October 22
Brilliant 110 Rank: 5/5
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