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This is a great speaker for the iPhone, and it's a real bonus that it is portable and has very good battery life.
The sound is awesome. you almost do not believe something so small can make sound like that.
And I'm picky about my sound-- especially from an ultra pricey glorified boom box. For the neat freaks, I guess. In that capacity it works flawlessly-- music goes in the 'aux' input via 3.5mm mini plug for nice, tight, clear, and, to use a phrase that gets tossed around way too much about Bose sound but now makes perfect sense, room filling sound. But the Bose dock's size, apparent ease of use, appearance, good reputation (although I took that with a grain of salt) and perfect fit for my situation got me, and I bought one.
The sound just gets bigger, proportionately, without harshness or even a hint of distortion. I love music, and my tastes I can safely say give ALL kinds music a shake at one point or another in a given week. I always had pegged Bose, at least today's Bose, as a decent quality, but not serious, audio gear hole for the brand blinded to chuck their money down. Well, I see why the glorified happens now. So being able to listen on battery can be a nice visual plus if that sort of thing matters to you.
I like loud music sometimes, and this thing is crankable without sounding flustered or thin. All without the room filling receiver/preamp-amp-speakers setup that you tend to need to achieve tight, clear, room filling sound. Well done, Bose.The unit is handsome, and I like being able to stow the dock thingie niftily inside it for a cleaner look when I'm not using an iPod. All in all, a great sounding and good looking solution to getting music in a place where you don't want to use traditional separates-- without making you wish you had that receiver/preamp-amp-speakers.
I purchased a Bose SoundDock Portable to use in a walk-out basement rec room and patio-- hence the 'portable' option-- thinking it would be OK (as in better than other sound dock options out there) but not great. The remote is simple and intuitive, and the volume buttons on the side of the unit itself are a nice touch. Build quality seems solid. Nice. If you care about those things, brace yourself: The power supply is really bulky and ugly-- 3.25" x 3.25" x 2". That's a nice achievement. Boy am I pleasantly surprised.I am using it primarily as an output for an iTunes stream coming through an Airport Express from my laptop.
So far a great first experience with Bose, and I plan to give their products a serious look the next time I'm in the market for speakers. Battery life is good, several hours at cocktail volume, and my wife appreciates being able to eliminate the bulky power supply if we're entertaining, or just hanging out and indulging our neat freakness. Fair to say though it's well designed, with a nice way to wrap and secure the cord around it for packing up or just taking up some cord slack. I've enjoyed listening to the Bose's interpretations, and that's saying a lot. Hope this helps.
Well all I can tell you, is this wonderful Dock for your Ipod from Bose.is everything good that I"ve read here and More.If you own a Ipod.This is a must have when your home or entertaining.It truly lives up to all the hype that I"ve read here from all the other Bose Sounddock owners.this will truly complete your music system.
$400 for a speaker this size might seem a bit much, but let me tell you, it is a true delight & worth it. I'm extremely pleased with the crisp sound of the jazz I like. not, of course, like the surround sound of a full set of speakers, but out of a single box, it's impressive. and it is quiet yet completely clear & full bodied. I DO recommend the carry bag. Then inside the house, I've blasted it up real high and it's bold & exceptional. I play it low on my patio so as not to disturb my neighbors. the brass comes across well.
I tried it with Pandora and radio stations. very nice. My CD player plugged in creates a super sound.I purchased the "package" which includes the carry bag and headphones. the headphones are good, but not necessary if you have half-way decent ones already.
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