Reviews for Bose® SoundDock® Series II Digital Music System

I got my bose soundock about 2-3 years ago and i have only had to take it in for repairs ONCE. it is fantastic. the sound quality is great. its not very compact but i dont think its meant to be moved around a lot. but 10/10 forsure

26 of 32 people found this useful

Pros
+ Excellent sound quality
+ Wide angle and range IR remote control

Cons
- No bass, nor treble control (no settings at all), unpleasantly suprised
- Remote control functionalities are very minimalist

47 of 49 people found this useful

I got my Bose Sound Dock about 1 year ago. I LOVE it. It has totally taken the place of our huge stereo system. The sound is great AND the Sound Dock is small enough to carry from room to room. We even use it on our back deck! I highly recommend this product. Everyone who has heard it has commented on the extraordinary sound quality. You can buy cheaper docks but they sound pretty crackly & distorted. The Bose definitely lives up to its name!

28 of 29 people found this useful

Great Product, very compact and portability producing excellent sound for size, I found placing this unit in a corner produced greater sound with great bass response. Volume well this unit pumps. It’s light in weight and very simple with looks. Battery life is very good, It`s great for outdoors and indoors highly recommend this product. Before buying any product make sure you do your research first, make sure the iPod you are using is compatible with this unit, you will find a chart with what iPods’ and iPhone will work with this unit on apple website. Overall Highly recommended I give it my approval. Take your ipod and iphone and test drive before buy, be smart be wise.
cheers.

27 of 28 people found this useful

I absolutely love the sound this unit puts out and it doesn't matter if you use it as soft background music or an aggressive sound thumper. The sound always seams to be perfect. Only on really loud deep music can you begin to hear the annoying base "pop" which is only at peak sound capacity, but it seams be quite adequate of filling a small sized home such as mine with more then enough sound.

Now to the bad side of this unit....I'm not sure if its only me that has had this problem but as for the ipod, It keeps freezing... its very annoying its happened on many occasions, Im not sure what Im doing wrong.. Im sure its not the ipod because I have used it on many other devices and this is the first device that has given me any grief.. After approx. one hour using this system the music stops dead you remove the ipod and its just like you paused it.. you can hard reset the ipod but sometimes it doesn't work, and you have to let the screen stay on full and wait for the battery to drain down... I can see this being a real problem. I've only had the system a week and have had to hard reset the ipod 4 times. Its almost like the Bose dock is overcharging the ipod which causes it to screen freeze.

74 of 79 people found this useful

Pros:
I found the sound quality to be warm and clear.
Ample power and bass.
Clean design.

Cons:
The only desire I would have is for an USB connection, and more importantly, a fully functioning remote control compatible with ipod touch. A remote to go through not only playlists (which it does) but all of the songs, albums, etc. There must be a way to do this.

36 of 38 people found this useful

The sound is more than enough for my small city apartment. I can't crank it all the way without bothering the neighbors. And ofcourse it works with the iPhone and iTouch. You have to turn it on with enough power (battery comes empty) or your (iTouch or iPhone) will say the device is incompatible with your iPod or iPhone, instead of telling you it is off. I thought that was funny and confusing. The sound system in my car actually sounds better, so I am not too impressed, but what what it is, its pretty good source of music for your computer or iPod with an unbeatable convenience of space saving light mobile design.

22 of 24 people found this useful

I purchased this product yesterday after I heard my brother's a month ago. I have always been impressed with Bose. We have speakers, head phones and the CD/radio player and now the SoundDock. Sound quality just blows all the others away. I have it in my kitchen/family room and can hear it clearly on low volume from my bedroom. So far no issues with popping, etc. My iphone does recommend that i switch to airplane mode. As I said, couldn't be happier. I highly recommend this product even at the price. Use your stimulus check and put money back into the economy.

22 of 22 people found this useful

1st off if your Bose SoundDock Series II is not charging a newer iPod (such as a 2nd Gen iPod touch) then you either have a malfunctioning unit or the store sold you an original and not the newer model. I have a 2nd Gen iPod touch and the SoundDock II charges it just fine.

The dock sounds great. I'm really not a big fan of Bose but I love this setup. I don't know where all the sound comes from but this thing gets really loud without distortion. I would recommend it to anyone. I received it as a gift so I didn't have to deal with the price. It is a little pricey but in my opinion its pretty much worth the money if you use your iPod as a stereo/radio etc often.

30 of 34 people found this useful