The SoundLink Micro is a great addition to the Bose ecosystem if you already have a lot of Bose products and want a portable speaker that can handle almost anything.
The Bose SoundLink Micro is a small speaker that looks like a square made of silicone rubber. It’s flat and has a strap on the back so you can attach it to your bag or bike while you’re on the go. It also comes in three colours: “Black,” “Bright Orange,” and “Midnight Blue,” so you can find one that fits your style.
Specifications
- Size: 1.5 inches (38 mm) high by 3.75 inches (95 mm) wide and deep
- Weight: 10 ounces (290 grams)
- Battery life: 6 hours
- IPX rating: IPX7 (waterproof, and designed to withstand more than the rating entails)
- Charger: Micro-USB
- Colors: Black, midnight blue and bright orange
Where to get Bose SoundLink?
The SoundLink Micro from Bose is well-made. It’s mostly made of plastic, and the speaker is wrapped in good silicone rubber. Also, the back has a silicone strap that lets you attach it to a bike or a backpack. It’s rated for dust and impact resistance, and its IP67 rating means it can be submerged in water for up to 30 minutes at a depth of one metre.
This speaker runs on batteries and is very easy to carry around. Since it’s made to be used on the go, it’s small, light, and has a strap on the back so you can attach it to your bag.
On top of the speaker are three buttons. The “+” and “-” buttons let you change the volume, and the “M” button in the middle can be used for a number of things. When you press once, you can play/pause songs or answer/end calls. You can use voice control if you press and hold it.
When you press the button twice, it skips to the next song. When you press it three times, it skips to the song before. There’s also a Bluetooth button with a light that stays on when it’s connected. This shows that you’re connected. But when you change the volume, you don’t get any feedback, and the buttons aren’t very clicky.
On songs with a lot of deep bass, like “Silent Shout” by The Knife, the SoundLink Micro has good bass response for its size. When you turn the volume all the way up, it gets a lot thinner. Nothing gets distorted, but you can hear a lot of DSP (digital signal processing) at work.
A lot of the same things happened on the new Grizzly Bear album: When it’s loud, the sound goes down, and when it’s quieter and less busy, it goes up. This isn’t the worst thing that could happen—no one wants bass that sounds distorted—but purists who want a speaker that doesn’t change the dynamics too much probably won’t like it.