Bose Home Audio Products
Sound fades in and out – As identified by other reviewers, the speakers work well initially, then the sound starts to cut/fade in and out. This is beyond annoying - it makes… Read more
the speakers unusable and I have since replaced them with a cheaper set of Logitech speakers. This happened after about 10 months for the first set and I contacted customer care who replaced the speakers. That process was good. However, the second set did exactly the same after 2 months. I went through *all* of the trouble shooting tips (different power source, different computers, trialing different speakers etc). My previous Bose Companion speakers (from the 90s) worked perfectly. This is a dud product. And for a company does one thing (sound), I'm amazed that they haven't fixed this well-known issue with the product (check out reviews on the Bose Australia website as well).
Can’t thank Bose enough for discontinuing service for their SoundTouch system - I now have a house full of Bose speakers - that won’t sync with just about anything! Show details
Great for the bedroom – This Home speaker gives a great sound and what is even better it does by voice command "Hey Google " and turns off by voice command. You can command… Read more
it to be your alarm clock and wake you to nice music. Perfect addition to any bedroom or house to play music or any radio station .
Response to all those who say the bass is no good – The Bose 301 bass response is tuneable to a certain extent by how far the are placed from a wall. Recommended is 30cm, but you can noticeably alter… Read more
the response by moving them closer and further away from the wall.
Without doubt, based on my experiences, you will feel the bass is lacking if they are placed to far from the wall.
Sounds super – Purchased online in a sale at David Jones, also purchased the cradle. The plug brick that comes with a USB-C lead wouldn't work, this was inline with… Read more
a YouTube review on the speaker. I flattened the battery and ended up buying an Apple USB-C plug adaptor for $29, this looks better and works well. However using a different power source apparently voids the warranty. The speaker sounds super I prefer the sound over my Sonos one and HomePod. I use the speaker with Alexa and Apple Airplay 2, you cannot ask Alexa to play Apple Music but I can ask the HomePod and set music to as well come out of the Bose Speaker. I can play music straight from my iMac, iPhone and iPad, and also through all three speakers at once, one in the back bedroom, HomePod in the Dining area and Bose in the living room. Also I can lift the Bose of the cradle and carry onto the porch. I'm really pleased.
Good Product but online service could be better – A good product. The only problem was the time to get the correct product delivered. I ordered the item on line to only have it delivered in the wrong… Read more
colour. The effort it took to get the item resent and organise of the correct product was really difficult considering the cost of the item. Overall though, the item appears good.
Sooooo disappointed in Bose. I bought the original Soundlink Flex and enjoyed it very much. This prompted me to buy the second generation speaker… Read more
as I wanted to pair the two to create beautiful stereo sound. Alas, it was not to be as I found out when I contacted their support team that Gen 2 doesn’t pair with original. Yes, said customer support, I’ll mention the issue at my team meeting, but no, there are no plans to make the newer speaker pair with the original speaker cos they connect via different apps. WT?!? How can this be so? Very unhappy that BOSE has made the business decision not to support interoperability between their own products!!! Thankfully, the store where I purchased the Gen 2 unit agreed to refund… thanks Good Guys for being great guys!
I loved this BOSE Soundlink micro BUT the life of it is very short. 2 years. It just stopped working. The battery did not charge. I was using the… Read more
speaker and it just did not recharge. I was witness to this as I plugged it in at 10% warning. I have owned many BOSE products in my life but i am so disappointed in the short life of this. It basically sat in my bedroom and has never been out of the house.
I googled to see if this was an issue and it is. Some people with the same problem were lucky to be able to update the software on it (enough power left in the battery to resuscitate) and it seemed to work. Unfortunately the battery is not charging at all which by the sound of what I was finding on the internet it is a software issue and not a battery issue. The battery is designed for a long lifetime apparently. If it was a battery I'd feel better (although 2 years is shocking lifetime for a battery) BUT come on BOSE - OMG software issue - thats a big issue and an inherent design issue.
A decent improvement to TV sound – It has significantly improved the sound of both a Samsung and Sony TV I have used it with. I like the compact size of the sound bar, yet it still has… Read more
decent bass and clear speech. Great for TV, but not going to give you that home cinema experience if that's what you're looking for. I recommend hooking it up with an HDMI cable for eARC so you never have to think about it and control it from the TV remote instead.
Absolutely fantastic speaker. Perfect for the needs of small performances and busking both outdoors and indoors. Connects well to phone through… Read more
Bluetooth and can connect microphone as well as IEM and or an instrument. Battery life has been great and it’s simple to use.
Clear sound, plenty of volume – Great unit; lots of clear sound even at high volumes. Easy to set up, easy to pair with your device and handy with three channels. The best feature is the clear sound.
mine just suddenly stopped working and they asked me to send it out while i can actually drop it off and faster too, but they say i can't drop it… Read more
off. and so i went to their webiste to place the repair order, and it cost $179, on the website it says that they will send a box for me to send it out to them as bass module 700 have glass on top, and apparently they don't have the box either after i place the order!!! to pay $1000 for this module speaker and to die within 3 years is freakin ridicoulus!!! and for them to not send out the box?? and i can't drop it off as well??
Soundbar is very good but your app is not user friendly. Your company ‘Bose’ needs to get your customers involved and happy to use your products. Without customers your company is DEAD. Wake up Show details
Sound quality is okay, not many features - just a very basic equaliser, product smells like a chemical factory, date of manufacture nearly a year and… Read more
a half old at time of purchase, battery totally discharged out of the box (NOT GOOD FOR LITHIUM). I am very, very unhappy about the date of manufacture and state of battery charge. I’d expect better for the money.
I recently purchased the Bose Lifestyle Soundbar system and, considering the premium price point and Bose’s reputation, the overall experience has… Read more
been extremely disappointing. This is coming from someone who has owned a large number of Bose products over the years and has generally been a strong supporter of the brand. Unfortunately, in many ways this system feels like a step backwards compared to previous-generation Bose soundbars I have owned, which I honestly preferred overall.
The setup process was far from the “seamless” experience Bose advertises. The rear speakers constantly refused to connect, requiring multiple resets and power cycles before they finally paired properly. Compared to the previous-generation Bose soundbar I owned, the connection process was noticeably less reliable, more frustrating, and far less polished. For a premium home theatre system, this level of inconsistency is unacceptable.
Another issue I experienced was popping and crackling noises when powering the system on from standby. The system does this both wired and wirelessly through the speakers during startup, which is not something I would expect from a premium-priced audio system and immediately takes away from the quality feel Bose markets this product around.
I was also extremely underwhelmed with the Dialogue Boost feature. In many movies and TV shows, it actually makes voices sound unnatural and introduces an echo-like effect rather than improving vocal clarity. Even with Dialogue Enhancement turned off, the system still randomly introduces an artificial echo into voices at times, which completely ruins the premium viewing experience. At this price point, these kinds of audio processing issues are simply unacceptable.
When paired with the new Bose Ultra Sub, the bass tuning has also been disappointing. It is very difficult to fine-tune the system for late-night viewing or situations where you do not want to disturb neighbours. Even on lower bass settings, the subwoofer still sounds overly overpowering and boomy rather than controlled and balanced. For a premium-priced system, I expected much better tuning flexibility and refinement.
Overall, this system feels more like a downgrade than an upgrade. Previous Bose soundbars I have owned were more reliable, more refined, and provided a far better user experience overall. Considering the premium price Bose charges for this system, I expected a polished flagship product — not one that feels unfinished, frustrating to use, and inferior in several ways to older Bose generations.
Major Fault, Hiss Problem – Just Purchased a Bose L1 Pro 32 and it has Amazing sound but unfortunately the product has hiss on the inbuilt microphone channel. I suspected I may… Read more
have received a faulty unit so I went back to the store and every other L1 Pro 32 in store had had the same issue. In summary you are unable to up the Volume beyond 11 o'clock as the hiss is very evident and irritating. I am a big fan of Bose and the L1 Pro sounds amazing but for Bose to release a product with such a fault is crazy and will trash the brand. I wait for Bose to come back to me and a provide a suitable fix for what is otherwise a great product.