Reviews for Bose® SoundDock® Series II Digital Music System

This is the most amazing speaker, at least that's what my ears are telling me. The sound is so true to life that sometimes I get freaked out thinking someone else is with me. Simply put, in my words "The Bose Knose"

I bought this unit for the kitchen, for music when we're entertaining or cooking. It was a breeze to set up - just plugged in my iPod Nano and enjoyed. The sound is full with decent bass and clean highs. The remote "wakes up" the iPod when we're ready for music. The power brick is a bit of a pain due to its size, but the dock itself does not take up much counter space. Tone settings for bass and treble are done using the iPod's EQ. Overall, very pleased with our purchase!

As always with BOSE, you get what you pay for. It's not so much the components but rather the way that they interact together that makes these speakers great. Similar to an apple computer, the parts "Just Work" together. I would suggest trying them out in the store before purchasing to be sure that these are the right speakers for you.

You can't hear the difference by reading online reviews so don't put your faith into uninformed, blatantly brand based and opinionated "reviews". As with any purchase that will effect the quality of your day-to-day life you should experience the product in person. Try these speakers out for yourself in the store. Decide from there if having superior quality is worth the $300 price tag or if you are fine with speakers that are significantly less expensive and still of decent quality.

It's apparent that a few of these reviews have been written by advertising bodies who are in direct competition with BOSE. Disregard the "Word of mouth" that you find online as a good portion of it is written by manufacturers. Apple would not charge $300 for speakers with horrible quality let alone use valuable presentation space in apple stores to an inferior product. Nobody would buy them.

I just purchased the Sound Dock II and with Bose, I'm never disappointed. I have their LifeStyle 48 system, and for an iPhone/iPod speaker, the sound is full and faithful. It's a little light, and if you want the portability, you'll have to spring for an extra $100 to get a battery operated one. The power cord is very long (almost too long), and the Silver color is a nice shade for almost anywhere. The remote is nice too. I just wish they would allow you to delve deeper into a playlist as you have to have one in order for it to play endlessly. What's also nice is the fact that almost any iPod, except the shuffle, will be accepted in the front. I downloaded a free app which displays a clock in almost any configuration and color which makes the unit handy for timekeeping as well.