Reviews for Bose® SoundDock® Series II Digital Music System

I've wanted this since It came out because all of the other sounddocks I've had did not messure up to Bose. You can't blare your speakers out, but, I don't think that's the point of a Bose sounddock. You will be very shocked for how awesome it sounds considering it is so small.

I also had trouble with the remote and Bose was very nice and sent me a new one in the mail next day delivery.

I'm very happy and would recommend it my friends and family.

Opened the box, plugged it in , sat my iPhone 4 in the cradle. Nothing. Very unhappy indeed. Phone would charge if I fiddled it around a bit, but would only play music through the system if I pushed it down reall hard. Was I cheesed off or what. Played fine when connected via the aux cable, but not what I wanted of course.

Spent ages googling and reading, couldnt find an answer, then I half remembered a comment from somewhere about another iPod dock where the writer mentioned cleaning out bits from the inside of his (or her's) iPod 30 pin connector. So out came a needle, 2 minutes of gentle scraping and probing in the 30 pin socket on the iPhone, 18 months half a ton of accumulated fluff extraction later and it all works perfectly and sounds fantastic... Suitably impressed, especially as I scored the Bose sound dock with my Amex reward points.... Been listening to some led zeppelin, some thievery corporation and now some pink floyd as I write. All sound awesome. Will try some Mozart later.

Bose website clearly states that their iPod docking station Sounddock Series - II is compatible with iPod Touch 32 GB (see link iPod compatible models in the second FAQ). I bought this system with the same belief and when I got it home and tried inserting the iPod in the dock, I realized that the iPod just wouldn't dock !

On calling their service center I was assured that the system and iPod touch are very much compatible and that I should get the system to their service center. Probably I was doing something wrong. I took the system to the service center and there the technicians themselves tried to dock the iPod but even they were unable to. After this they very coolly said -'Sorry, it seems that these are not compatible'. !!

From what it seems that BOSE did not take the pain to test the new iPod 4th Generation iPod touch with its systems and have just mentioned it on their website so that people can buy their systems. And after that whether the system works or does not work for the customer is of no concern to them. This is the worst kind of customer service I have ever seen and this coming from Bose systems is very surprising and disappointing

I was planning to buy a Bose speaker for a long time and this one fits right in to my budget and apt for listening to music. If you are having a party and you can satisfy everyone by playing their own songs in their iPod or iPhone. On top of it you connect your TV or any other device through aux

iPod Touch g4 is compatible with Bose Sound Dock Series II.

I just purchased an iPod Touch g4 and Bose Sound Dock Series II. At first, my iPod Touch g4 didn't charge or even play on my Sound Dock Series II (though it did play music from my iPod Nano g3).

I called Bose tech support. The tech rep told me that the two components are compatible. After a couple of troubleshooting steps, he told me to remove the dish shaped plastic adapter that comes installed and surrounds the male connector below the speakers on the front of the Sound Dock (the plastic adapter was easy to pop out with a butter knife).

Once the adapter was removed, I reinstalled my iPod Touch g4. Without the adapter, the iPod Touch g4 set onto the male connector much better. As soon as it was installed, a chirp sound came out of the Sound Dock speakers, which the tech rep said indicated that the iPod Touch g4 started charging. I hit play on the iPod and the music came pouring out from the Sound Dock speakers. It works and sounds great!

Though my iPod Touch g4 is currently connected to the Sound Dock without an adapter, the Bose tech support person told me that he will be sending a new adapter to accomodate the iPod Touch g4 for no charge. Excellent service and support Bose!!!!

We recently bought a unit at the store near Stanford University in Ca and brought it back here in the Philippines. The unit worked for about 3 days and when my son was using it,it suddenly went dead. No sound, no power. I tried everything the manual said from plugging and unplugging the unit a for a few mins to re-attaching the ipod after a few mins, adjusting the volume both in the ipod and the unit and still nothing worked. I read the same problem from the review of another user and if anyone else out there has the same problem, please sound out. I have a trip to San Diego, Ca this Nov. and is bringing the unit back with me for replacement. I hope Bose finds out what's bugging this model.

I received an IPOD Nano from my daughter for a birthday present, knowing nothing about this technology I was hesitant at using it. I found I liked it very much but wished I could charge it without my PC and listen without earphones. I purchased this Bose and am thrilled with the ease of set up, which is almost nil, and love the quality of sound, its fantastic for it's small size! Its expensive but sounds like a high quality/larger system.
I highly recommend it to anyone.

So I don't understand why their aren't more complaints about the remote's ridiculous lack of functionality.

Basically, it only scrolls through the playlists!?!?!?!

I spent 250 on the iPod (160 GB Classic) because I have a huge CD collection, well over 2000 CD's.

Then I spend 300 dollars on the Sounddock II, only to find out it is basically designed for a child.


Pros: Much smaller than I thought, good sound (though the bass is a bit too much on some performances, and the treble tones shake sometimes), light weight, and sleek.

CONS: How on earth can any engineer justify designing a product like this for the presumed serious music lover with such limited functionality? You can't scroll through the Albums, Cover Flow, Composer, Artist. Nope. None of those options. Playlist only, which means more of the precious hours of your life wasted in iTunes organizing.

Unbelievable.

My first review.


If your a serious music collector, it doesn't deserve all the brouhaha every is blathering about, imo.

WARNING:
SUDDEN SURGE OF ELECTRICITY TURNS BOSE SOUNDDOCK, II ON—RENDERS iPHONE 3G TEMPORALLY USELESS:
I purchased a Bose SoundDock, II at Best Buy on 10/16/08. On two occasions, I docked my iPhone 3G (while in the non-music playing mode) on the SoundDock. After about 10 minutes, the iPhone and SoundDock suddenly turned on (into lock/slide-open position) as electrical surges pulsated through the speakers. The surges were so loud and strong that it caused the SoundDock to vibrate on the nightstand, until I removed the iPhone. The next day, while playing music (using my iPhone 3G), a sudden electrical burst/surge occurred, drowning out the music for a few seconds. This time, it caused my iPhone 3G to be nonfunctional for about 30 minutes (displaying only the Apple icon). I called Bose and reported the issue to them and a supervisor was summoned to the phone. I was issued a RMA # (Return Merchandise Authorization Number) and asked to return the unit to them. Bose is sending me a new unit, to replace my defective one. I guess the question is, “is it just my unit that is defective, or the overall design?” You be the judge.