Reviews for Bose SoundLink® Bluetooth® Mobile speaker II—Nylon Edition

I researched. I read reviews. And ultimately I took the advice of a sales clerk when deciding between the Big Jambox and the Bose. This little speaker system rocks. I've been very impressed. I've had no problems. The sound is great and the portability is perfect. Remember that iTunes has settings for your music! It's well worth the extra $$$.

This speaker is amazing. The quality of sound far exceeds any of the competitors versions. BOSE Rocks !!

I bought the Bose Soundlink II and the Jawbone Big Jambox to compare which one I liked better. In my opinion, the Soundlink has a deeper, warmer, and richer sound while the Big Jambox has clearer and sharper sound. When it comes to music, I thought the Soundlink simply blew the Big Jambox away. Wasn't even close.

I have a small TV in my bedroom with terrible speakers and I was curious how it would sound if I connected the Soundlink and the Big Jambox to it. In this test, I found that because the Big Jambox provides a clearer and sharper sound, it made for a better TV sound system than the Soundlink. At all volumes, dialogue and background sound was very clear with the Big Jambox. At lower volumes, dialogue sounded muffled with the Soundlink, but at higher volumes dialogue was very clear, although background sound at that volume level can become too loud.

In a related note for those wanting to use either system as a TV sound system as well as a music player, the Soundlink has buttons that allow you to switch back and forth from the stereo cable to your TV and the bluetooth to your music. Unfortunately the Big Jambox does not have this which meant I had to plug and unplug the stereo cable in whenever I wanted to switch back and forth from watching TV to listening to music. So that's definitely a plus for the Soundlink. Another plus for the Soundlink is that it's slimmer design allows for it to be more portable than the blocky Big Jambox.

The Big Jambox has two advantages over the Soundlink that I should note as well. One, the speaker phone system is a nice value added benefit and worked really well. And two, the Big Jambox has way better battery life.

Based on all those consideration, I ultimately chose the Soundlink although I had an incredibly tough time deciding. I chose the Soundlink because the main reason I wanted a mobile speaker was for listening to music in different areas of my house and the Soundlink beats the Big Jambox in both music sound and portability. That said, I would have been very happy with the Big Jambox had I decided to keep it instead. I really wish that Bose had a speaker phone system and TV sound like the Big Jambox, but I guess you can't have it all. If I were you I'd just try to figure out in what ways you'll use your mobile speaker and base your decision which speakers best meets those needs.

These are fantastic speakers, easy to setup and sound great the only thing missing is a remote for them. When you want to change the volume quickly or turn it off/on from a distance its a little annoying not having a remote and going to your phone or computer. I called Bose and they don't sell any remote that will work with this unit.

Great sound quality for a small device. I would buy it again.

I too was skeptical at first. The price was intimidating but after having already bought Bose earphones, computer speakers, as well as the 10 speaker entertainment system, in my opinion, no other audio company compares to Bose. The sound is so incredibly rich coming from such a small space saving item. I use my speaker when sitting on my couch, I place it front of my pc at work, and I use it in my car when travelling. I just bought a second one for my son who is in college. I figure this has got to be the best addition to a dorm without taking up much needed space. Believe me, it's worth the extra few bucks.

This is a great product. It has amazing sound quality for its class. I use it at home, work, get togethers, on business trips - you name it. It's portable and elegant. Also compatible with your Mac (or any other Bluetooth media device, wink.)

I got this for my university dorm room, it has been everything im looking for and more, the music is and sound is very clean and clear. i havent had any problems with the connection, as sometime bluetooth can cut in and out, over all i would recommend this to anyone. fills a small room with great sound and also larger rooms as well with out losing any of the clarity in the music

I received the Bose speaker for my graduation gift, and it has by far been the best gift I have every received! The quality of the sounds is incomparable to any other speaker! The speaker's Bluetooth capabilities are a nice feature to portably use the speaker. I highly recommend this speaker for anyone looking to make an investment in a wonderful piece of machinery!