Bose SoundLink Color II: Portable Bluetooth, Wireless Speaker with Microphone- Black

Great sound and great condition my item was in when it arrived. Thanks to Paul from Longbridge used video and audio shop on Amazon market place.

Firstly of course it's Bose, so you know it'll sound great. It's not stereo but that's the price you pay for small size. Saying that, it's got great depth of sound so no great issue. My version is the Black one, why the colours are worth 60% more who knows.I think that the battery power is OK, though I've never played it for more than 3 hours straight. My only concern is the buttons. While they perform perfectly, the covering skin feels like it won't last for years. Obviously that I can't judge fairly yet. Summary is, I'm happy for the price, but I wouldn't pay the £140 for a different colour.

Pondered for days before deciding to buy this without hearing it (I know!) But well pleased - the sound is unbelievable for the size, with plenty of bass (but not too much) and nice detail in all the other frequencies. I would imagine the more expensive Bose (can't think of the name, but it's around £169.95) might sound even better, but it's not as waterproof as this, also it's a bit bigger.I can see us being comfortable taking this to the beach, or by the side of the pool, without worrying too much about it getting splashed, or rained on.O.K. you can't throw it into the pool & expect it to still work, like some other speakers, but I can't really think when that would happen anyway . Got it working in a couple of minutes, and so far have paired it with my iPod, my Android 'phone, and my iMac, all without any difficulty.Not sure about the voice (which sounds like a female Stephen Hawkings - no disrespect meant) but I suppose it is helpful, as it tells you the charge level in the battery, and also when you're paired (and with what) So all-in-all, I'm thrilled with it. Obviously, I've only had it for one day, so no idea about reliability yet, but most of the reviews I've read didn't seem to have a problem in that area, so I'm hoping I'll still be this happy in a year or two

This is possibly the best thing I've bought for myself in the last couple of years (other than jelly babies and gin, of course). My little blue Bose speaker is in constant use upstairs or when I'm working in the garage or garden (I have a Panasonic Ottave in my main downstairs living area) while I play music, news or history programmes on BBC Sounds via bluetooth.Music purists might find the Bose a bit too bass-ey but it doesn't bother me. The system so far has coped well with the volume I play stuff at. The unit is a chunky but not unwieldy size, a reassuringly solid handful. The rubberised coating is very tactile. If I have any grumble it is that it doesn't 'pair' automatically with my smartphone like my Ottava does, so I have to select the unit from the phone when I've been off doing other stuff. But it only takes a few seconds so it's a very minor inconvenience.Overall, I'd thoroughly recommend this little speaker.

The on/off, volume and blue tooth controls on the top are elegantly and subtly marked, but easy to get wrong if the the light is poor. I've just learnt them, but get it wrong if the speaker isn't in the orientation I'm expecting. Husband finds them unclear.It speaks to you in an odd computer generated voice, telling you what it's connected to, and giving you battery status. AFter several months I still can't work out if she's saying "Battery fine" or "Battery five" - but she then says "Battery medium" or Battery low", so neither of what I hear fits the pattern. She might be saying "Full" but it really doesn't sound like it. My hearing-impaired other half can't understand a word of what's said, she speaks fast and the sound quality of her speech isn't great - a shame given this is a Bose.We think volume control is limited to what your source volume is set to (not unreasonably), so if the iPad volume is lowish, the volume controls can't take the output up by much - we've played around with it, and the easiest thing to do if you want more or less volume is use the source device, and use the speaker's controls to fine tune.Battery life is okay - we don't use it for hours of listening, just the radio for an hour or so at a time, once or twice a day, and it lasts a week or two maybe between charges.Sometimes it just won't connect to the iPad, and you have to force it through the iPad settings - no idea why. It's then always fine.Sound quality is good - as you'd expect from Bose. Deaf hubby can cope with volumes I find tolerable, which isn't the case for some radios we have.Looks nice, tactile surface, easy to wipe down - yes it's expensive against the market, but the sound quality is great, and we hope it's going to last a good while - software and protocols allowing.