Bose SoundLink Micro

Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth Speaker - Black SOUNDLINK MICRO BLK review

Great sound for a small speaker, but the short battery life feels limiting in something so portable

Of course I had to try it playing music in a bowl of water; the speaker survived without a problem. It was interesting to see different sound frequencies and volumes cause the water to ripple or jump up in little water spouts.

Bose SoundLink Micro

A tiny Bluetooth speaker you can literally carry in your pocket sounds like a great concept, but going small -- and I mean really small -- usually means sacrificing sound quality, or more specifically bass performance.

Bose SoundLink Micro

The Bose SoundLink Micro is certainly one of the better-sounding speakers we've tested in its size category. At $110, though, it definitely faces stiff competition. The hardest thing for us to reconcile is that the SoundLink Micro is basically twice as expensive as the JBL Clip 2, but offers similar...

Bose SoundLink Micro Review

The Bose SoundLink Micro speaker delivers an impressive Bluetooth audio performance for its size, but its price feels a tad high. As the name implies, the Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth speaker is quite small. Its $109.95 price might therefore come as a surprise—the comparably sized JBL Clip 2, for instance, costs less than half that amount. Meanwhile, several speakers in the $100 to $150 range deliver more power and better sound quality—albeit in a larger form factor. It's a common conundrum with Bose—we love the speaker, but not the price. Regardless of how much it costs, though, the SoundLink Micro sounds great and is surprisingly powerful for its size. Design Measuring 3.9 by 3.9 by 1.4 inches (HWD) and weighing in at about 10.2 ounces, the SoundLink Micro is pretty tiny. The speaker is available in black, blue, or orange, and its rounded contour is covered in matte, water-resistant silicone rubber. Its IPX7 rating means it can be immersed in water up to one meter deep for up to 30 minutes, making it a solid poolside companion and a good choice for the outdoors in the general. The speaker is designed to ...

The pitch for the latest addition to Bose's portable SoundLink sub brand isn't too complicated. In essence, it's pretty much the same pitch found in all Bose speakers. It's portable audio - done by the experts and made easy.