Good product, but not loud enough for my tastes
Great clarity! A bit of bass. Higher degree of treble. Not enough "boom!"
This is the 500 series and is supposed to have more "oomph" than the 300 series. I expected a speaker with sufficient to lots of power, ample sound, and a substantial degree of "loud." The speaker plays nicely; whether music or movies via bluetooth, it does a good job. However, the extra boom and loud aspect of sounds/songs isn't there.
The Bose app is useful to setup speaker. Once set, you can use the soft touch buttons on the edge. Occasionally, it would stop playing at random.
Good to decent speaker, but for the price, I feel I can buy a speaker that is louder. Truth be told, I did. I found a "sound table" at Sam's Club for $269.99. Side by side, they were the same, until the volume started approaching max setting. Then, the Bose started to lose. Full disclosure, the richness of the sound from the Bose beat out the Sam's Club model. But, I want to be able to "turn it up" and the volume be loud to very loud.
Side note, watts make a big difference. This Bose speaker has 10watts I believe. Whereas the Sam's Club has 65watts. I wish I would have considered the number of watts before purchasing.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Refurbished