This thing sounds great and is solidly built, but it's user interface is terrible. I got it for our kitchen to connect with the TV. I have it connected to the AUX port and if I shut down the TV, after about 15 minutes, it shuts itself off too.

Was given as a gift to my boyf who is a bit of an ‘audiophile'! :p He says the sound quality is great so he's happy - and it looks great in our front room, not too big and very stylish so I'm happy too!

Bought this for the speaker function and as you would suspect from Bose it is top notch. Having Alexa included has opened up more options and functions. It is great and highly recommended

This was a mothers day gift. She loves the sound that memics a full and expensive home theater, and the ease of use. I set it up so she can play music and books from audiobooks, Pandora, Deezer, Spotify, Apple and Amazon prime

I am a long time Bose consumer (at least for my lifetime)...the Bose sound/speakers is always impressive, but moving into the digital realm, from experience, they can't seem to get the software portion hammered out.

"Alexa, play some new Trance music," a simple call that I make to the Amazon Echo Plus speaker at home every evening. At some point, my wife would chime in with a request for Alexa to play her Zumba playlist, and eventually, the parents would demand some order be restored with some Hindi pop or...

An Alexa-enabled Bose speaker

Great sound quality

Trusted Reviews went ears-on with the Home Speaker 500, the new smart Alexa-enabled speaker from Bose, at a cosy press launch at the AV manufacturer's recently refurbished flagship store on London's Regent Street. In lieu of our full review, here's how we got on.

Alexa and Spotify support; AirPlay support in the pipeline; Multiple mics mean Alexa will hear you loud and clear; Colour screen displays Spotify album art

Won't work with SoundTouch products; Expensive compared to rival products

The Bose Home Speaker 500 is a powerful chunky black anodised aluminium addition to the list of Alexa powered smart speakers at a premium price of $599 RRP. I listened to it for a week before it had to be returned to Bose but that was enough time to get a good impression of it's capabilities.

The idea seemed silly at first. Bose made an Alexa-powered wireless speaker with a little screen, a big $400 price tag and a promise "to fill any room with an astonishing stereo performance.

Great sound quality

Too expensive; limited