Simply the best!

I have until now almost all available on the market portable speaker belongs, from the smaller but equally priced and acclaimed in hifi circles in the skies Soundmatters FoxL, about the completely overrated and overpriced Beats Pill to JBL Flip, JBL batch, Philips Shoqbox and UE Mobile Boombox and everything else in between. Fact: Despite promising statements such as "full-range JBL® sound with exceptional bass", or "the Beats Pill Produces powerful sound [...] enjoy soaring highs and deep, booming bass", or "the JAMBOX delivers shimmering highs and thumping lows That You can literally feel - the richest sound all in the palm of your hand "all these promises in truth just hot air because the speakers sound towards the SoundLink Mini as toys. They remind sound more like radio alarm, the SoundLink Mini on the other hand it creates (not even half a liter enclosure volume) to just to conjure up a truly adult sound with real bass below 60Hz despite its compact dimensions. That the SoundLink Mini is only marginally larger than the small Jambox, but tonally even the BIG Jambox can mutate into a kitchen radio, shows that Bose has not simply tried swim along with the crowd and another superfluous compact Bluetooth speaker, as they really have to satisfy the market are rauszubringen but a serious product, with which one can also really enjoyable to listen to music. Although the SoundLink Mini stands out not by special features such as NFC, a speakerphone, or superfluous voice prompts that eventually only nervous, but you can order really only listen to music, but Bose has but practically designed and made the battery even interchangeable. I want to see what all the Big Jambox owners do if their built-up battery fix for some time barely can hold the charge.

Also the price is not at this time in such a Bose-moderately coated, requires beats as much for their ridiculous plastic pill. The SoundLink Mini, however, is high-quality, the housing is made of aluminum and one really has to keep the feeling of a qualitative and refined product in hand. For my taste, a bit difficult, because it is more than twice as heavy as the small Jambox, which he is not quite so portable when weight is an issue. In addition, included mini but also a small charging station when SoundLink that extremely handy designed charging because you simply issues the speakers in the charging cradle without having to fiddle with any cables. With one of the optional colorful rubber cases can you look at the SoundLink Mini additionally "personalize", where I would see the envelope rather than scratch protection, if someone wants to use the speaker really intense traveling, really "pretty" I do not find the shells. I hope that in retrospect still comes out a little more neutral less colorful shell, since the recent colors rather act like LEGO. "Naked" affects the SoundLink mini yet most noble and slender, almost Apple-like. The accessory is rather overpriced as with Apple, so you have to really consider whether you really need the transport bag.

Compared to the normal Sound Link, is the SoundLink Mini is many times more compact. Beginning of normal SoundLink in book form is not really big, the SoundLink is to be mini even better suited always taken, it even fits into a larger pocket. That sound compared to its big brother, of course, compromises had to be made, it is clear. Despite remarkable how close to the small but big plays. Although he does not reach the maximum volume of the large, but it is still louder than most comparable speakers, and most importantly, he sounds at normal volume levels really punchy and tired, while most of even larger speakers fail partially and only dahinsäuseln. The SoundLink Mini on the other hand sounds even outside softly played in the background really good, where most speakers due to the lack of low frequency energy, a thin, tinny sound, only to elicit. The SoundLink mini is even suitable for the Strandeinstatz, although it is not waterproof. But with one of the cases he is well protected against sand, also the buttons are sealed at the top, so you can go mature sometimes with wet fingers thoroughly, have to have that water dripping pure somewhere without fear. When large SoundLink contrast is between each key is a gap, so that moisture could penetrate here quite when tampered with wet hands on it.

I was certainly surprised at how great is the sound of this small speaker. Bose has tuned the sound at all volumes perfectly. You do not turn up the volume in order to get a full sound image. And although the bass power noticeably decreases at maximum volume, the sound is nevertheless beautifully in balance, as distorted and nothing creaks or buzzing nothing. Sonically it was really far in this size is nothing comparable. Bose has once again managed the competition expose. I was quite impressed with the normal SoundLink regards sonority, it drives the SoundLink Mini even further to the extreme. At normal volume levels, it seems almost ridiculous, creating for power this little part. I let him play against some of my speakers, and even the Libratone Zipp does not succeed with the bass power of the Mini compete. Even against the BIG Jambox or the TDK A33 sounds the SoundLink Mini noble, full, with the TDK again at higher volumes has the edge and also can play louder. The Soundlilnk Mini similarly sized speakers as Jabra SoleMate, Philips Shoqbox etc, you need not use for a comparison because you play several classes including.

The fact that in such sizes must make sound overall course smears, is clear. The SoundLink Mini does not sound over the entire range perfectly, so the height range is a bit reluctant, but he sounds as a whole clearer and not quite addressed as the large SoundLink. Up to 75% of its maximum volume, the SoundLink Mini keeps even sound with the big SoundLink with sounds in some cases even more convincing, and reaches approximately 80% of the volume of the large, in which case it simultaneously sounds much strained, with clearer sound processing and dynamic range compression. Yet remarkably, which Bose has managed since. I've always known that you can get more out of this case size, as I listened to the Jabra SoleMate, or the JBL Flip and all the others, but that this little box would such extreme play, I would have never dreamed of.

One must also be aware that having all of Hifi nothing to do, the bass range is partially somewhat strongly pushed, indoors in wall near it may be already too much of a good, as is the sound tuning for out clearly appropriate, where the sluggish height range no longer arises. I'd SoundLink Mini never want to use this to replace my home system. But what it is intended, namely rich, appealing sound on the go and to also provide out that it's fun to listen to, making the Mini perfectly. I would thus ensure sound for any beach party, but it is enough to distress, to annoy the neighbors in the garden next to it, because you can hear even from far away, the force that gives the Mini of itself, and not just noise. Perhaps there are even louder speakers of this size (I would fall because of a Pasce MiniRig) but certainly not that sound so full and convincing. Also the JBL batch and the UE Boom play overall track louder, convincing but at maximum volume even less than the SoundLink Mini.

Of course I would have liked additional features, such as the coupling of 2 speakers to a stereo system like Logitech's UE Boom, or the integration of Apt-X in order to achieve an even better audio quality and Bluetooth. Nevertheless, what matters to me is the sound quality, and there were not yet in the shape and size. I have long been waiting for a speaker for my quest for a perfect loudspeaker for road dates back over 10 years. From large to small models I've tried almost everything, but that it would take until the perfect product on the market is, I never thought, however laudable that at least Bose is really serious, because when I look back on it as I me then an overpriced Tivoli PAL bought on the go, and this now compare with the SoundLink Mini ...

In my opinion, the SoundLink Mini is currently the absolutely impressive in its size, and outclasses all other similar even much larger speakers. Like the other manufacturers will respond to it I do not know, but the prices of some products should tumble, otherwise acts, for example the Jambox for what is offered extremely overpriced.

Highly recommended ... who still buys a Beats Pill, which is not helping!