Bose® SoundLink™ wireless music system

Available from Around Sound, Stoneygate Shops, Leicester, Leicestershire from October 09.
  • Enjoy digital music and Internet radio from your computer in and around your home
  • Easy setup—just plug the USB key into your computer. No wires, no software
  • Lifelike Bose® performance from proprietary waveguide speaker technology
  • Easy portability from room to room
  • Hours of playing time with the rechargeable lithium-ion battery

 
Dimensions
6.7"H x 12.0"W x 5.1"D
(17cm x 30.7cm x 12.8cm )

Weight (including battery)
5.2 lbs (8.4 kg)

Tunes®. Internet radio. Podcasts. Sports. There's an abundance of content available from your computer these days, much of it accessible nowhere else. Now, the SoundLink™ wireless digital music system lets you enjoy that content in more areas around your house—your living room, kitchen or deck. It's easy: no wires, no software, no setup. And the system's robust sound quality will breathe new life into your music.
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Features



   USB key plugs into your computer and wirelessly sends audio to the SoundLink™ system up to 60 feet away in a typical home.   
  Waveguide speaker technology helps enable full-bodied sound from the SoundLink™ wireless digital music system, especially in the lower registers, for more natural-sounding bass and percussion instruments.  
  Bose digital signal processing circuitry enables finer control over the sound for more consistent, lifelike music reproduction even at low volume levels.  
   Rechargeable lithium-ion battery delivers more power and longer playing time than other rechargeable batteries. Charges whenever the system is plugged into a wall outlet with included power cord.  
   Built-in carry handle allows quick, easy transport of your SoundLink™ wireless digital music system from place to place, even outdoors.  
  Auxiliary input for playing an MP3 player or DVD/CD player through the system.  
   Remote control operates power and volume, and can also play/pause and skip tracks within a playlist from almost anywhere in the room.
Just plug and play		  


How easy is it?

Simply plug the small USB key into your computer, turn on the SoundLink™ system and select your music—iTunes, Pandora®, whatever you like. That's it. There's nothing to configure and no cables to run. And you can control your music using the handy remote.

Room-to-room portability

And when you're ready to move—say, from the family room to a bedroom, or maybe out to the patio—your music moves with you thanks to the SoundLink™ wireless digital music system. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery and convenient carry handle make it easy to take the system from place to place without missing a beat.

Bose quality performance

And all this convenience comes with no compromise in performance. Exclusive Bose waveguide speaker technology brings music to life, with the depth and clarity you were meant to enjoy. Voices sound natural and vibrant. Instruments sound clear and distinct. You may hear details you've never noticed before.

Get closer to your music—by moving away from your desk. The SoundLink™ wireless music system takes computer audio to exciting new places.




FAQs

1. Will the SoundLink™ system play music from a source other than my computer?
Yes. Although designed to wirelessly play audio from your computer, the system has an auxiliary input for another audio device, such as an MP3 player, portable CD player or music phone. You can switch back and forth with the press of a button on the handy remote.

2. Does the SoundLink™ system run only on battery power?
No. In addition to the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the system includes a power cord for plugging into an AC wall outlet.

3. How long is the battery life?
That depends on many factors such as volume level and audio content. At maximum volume, the SoundLink™ system battery will last approximately three hours. At lower volume levels, the battery will last considerably longer. Recharge the battery or use an optional spare for additional playing time.

4. What is the range of the wireless signal from my computer to the SoundLink™ system?
The USB key, when plugged into your computer, sends audio up to 60 feet in all directions to the SoundLink™ system, depending on thickness of walls and construction materials used.

5. Are there any minimum system requirements for using the SoundLink™ system?
No. The SoundLink™ system works with any Mac or PC, on any operating system, as long as the computer has an available USB port.

6. Do I need an existing wireless network in my home to use the system?
No. The SoundLink™ system has its own dedicated wireless link. However, it will not interfere with your existing wireless network or phones.


Mikes Thoughts

Bose showed this new product to a group of invited dealers in London, early in September. Unusually for Bose there was no reveal (they start with a large covered box and play large music, then reveal the small new Bose product). This was probably because the computer that controlled the reveal was misbehaving. For me, that’s the thing. Computers misbehave so when you get a product that really is plug and play like the Bose SoundLink™ wireless digital music system it’s a God send for normal people.

The product sounds superb and is easy to control. It does not rely on your existing broadband or wireless infrastructure it just works.

If you are the type of person who has iTunes on your computer or is starting to down load and store then this is for you. If your Hi-fi is not linked to your computer or you travel with a laptop then this is really for you. If you are one of the reviewers who want to know how it works, how many watts it is, how long the battery will last, what’s inside, then it’s probably not for you.

Why are reviewers obsessed with information that most people just don’t care about. It does not matter how many watts it is, just what it sounds like. I bought and blew up some 1000 watt car speakers from Dixons 25 years ago before I discovered there was more to speakers than watts.

The battery lasts for 3 hours at full volume, but no one would play it at full volume, so it lasts a longer time at lower volumes, what’s mysterious about that? It has Bose patented wave guide technology inside, it does not matter that Bose are a bit secretive about this, it works. You can not get the volume and quality of sound from any device that is the same size or often much bigger as Bose gets from it’s wave products.

Come to my shop and I will demonstrate.

ALSO > I have the Bose Wave CD/Radio in the shop and near by are Roberts products with the same spec and same size for half the price, but they only sound half as good. We also have a Vita R4 which is twice the size but same price and which certainly sounds as good but very different.

If you don’t like the Bose sound then buy something else but if you want quality from a neat small enclosure Bose does it better than anyone.

Evidence, we sell (or facilitate the sale of) more Bose Wave radios than any other similar products and in a level playing field A/B test most people prefer the Bose. We get very few Hi-fi experts in our shop but we do get many people who like music. They are the people who buy Bose and to by quite honest, I am glad.