For a long time I wanted to get some high quality bluettoth speakers, and I finally decided to buy the Bose Soundlink III for 2 reasons: we barely listen to CDs anymore and having to plug the phone to the stereo with a cable is not very handy.
We use to have some basic ones, which we bought to play music for the kids while they were playing in their room, which were of the suction type. It was very handy to be able to play music everywhere but they lacked quality. The music volume was quite low, and they didn’t last too long (our eldest kid dropped it and it broke). The good thing is that they’re quite cheap.
On the other side, the Bose Soundlink III bluetooth speakers are top range among the portable speakers, being a bit heavier and bigger than the average. Due to this, you get a superior sound and a nice battery life (around 14 hours), more than average.
The volumen leve lis good, nice for playing music inside and outside, good enough for a small group gathering, although not enough for a large party.
The usage is simple and quite intuitive: it has 6 buttons at the top – three on each side. On one side you have the power button, input selection Bluetooth or cable. On the other side you have the volume control and the mute button which is quite handy. The Bluetooth pairing is straight forward – turn it on and use it, literally.
Regarding connectivity, it has 3 inputs: power, minijack aux and miniusb which can be used for upgrading the software.
The external materials are of good quality: aluminium casing, and soft touch plastic at the top and the bottom. The sides are covered with anti-slip material which provides more stability.
The only thing that worries me a bit are the top plastic buttons, they use soft plastic with painting, let’s see how long they last… If they don’t last long I’ll update the post.
As you can see, in general I’m very happy with the speakers, they do what they’re expected and they’re efficient and easy to use. The sound is very good and the bass response is surprisingly good, they’re made with the expected quality, and have a decent size and weight.
You need to take care of the battery of the device you use to send the music. This is a common thing for any Bluetooth speaker. We use to have a portable dock speaker set which was nice, which you could use to charge the phone when the battery was running out, but they don’t seem to make new ones, so we chose the Bluetooth speakers…
Here are the links to buy them if you’re interested:
– Bose Soundlink III (Spain)
– Bluetooth suction speaker (Spain)
– Bose Soundlink III (UK)
– Bluetooth suction speaker (UK)
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