BosePortable Smart Speaker—With Alexa Voice Control Built in, Silver

Once I got over the teething issues this is an amazing speaker!I won't go on about the sound etc, because everyone else has. All I'll add is than my son's have 2 versions of the smaller but similar shaped Bose speakers. They agree this one sounds the best and want to swap with me (but I'm not going for that!).The only problem I had was that saying "Alexa" worked fine while the speaker was on, but the wake word would not get the speaker out of standby. I swapped to Google Assistant and had the same issue. So, I removed the Alexa account, disabled the Bose skill and performed a full factory reset (instructions all on-line). After that it just worked!I like that I don't have to use bluetooth and can stream via Spotify Connect or Google Cast. As it's a speaker in the kitchen (for the family, though strictly it's mine!) so it means I can start playing something from Spotify or steam radio stations via Alexa and then remember to take the dog for a walk without the music stopping while I'm gone.When I've lost the battle of who decides what we listen to the kids tend to use bluetooth to connect (they say it's quicker). Sound quality is brilliant whichever we use.

I always like Bose. I am happy with speaker. nice shape and very handy to carry around or outdoor. Very decent sound, crisp voice and deep bass.. I little bit fiddly in connecting to the app but easy to connect using bluetooth.. I would recommend to music lovers

For its size it has amazing sound, I bought the charging stand too…well worth it

portable and great sound.power connection is fiddly. would purchase charging base.

This speaker is a bit pricey but it sounds really good. Have it on in the kitchen all the time. Can take in the garden too

Reviewing after using 9 months.Pros:* Very good sound qualityCons:* Nothing gets played. The only way to connect is either via bluetooth or airplay. Both lags a lot. There is a visible latency while watching movies much these speakers useless.* Bluetooth disconnects frequently* Smart speaker doesnt have a good integration with Alexa/Google. I have to format it on daily basis to get alexa working.My first experiece with bose wasn't pleasent. Feels like wasted my money.

It looks great, sounds great (albeit maybe a bit less-detailed at lower volumes), and is rock-solid functionality-wise - no resets, no fiddling with the app or anything like that ever since I set it up for the first time. Full Alexa functionality - in fact Alexa works better on it than on the 1st-gen Echo!

Having had a Bose Sound Dock, I knew the quality would be top notch. I shopped back and forth between this and the Sonos Move, and was leaning towards the Sonos. My decision was made for me when Amazon knocked it down to £229 on Prime Day. Came the next day, and it's perfect. Easily loud enough and seems to sound better when you go louder.... highly recommended!!!