Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Anders Holmberg]

Hi!
THe top left button turns the speaker on and off.
/A
> 23 mars 2017 kl. 08:33 skrev Dane Trethowan :
> 
> I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so can’t 
> exactly remember the control layout precisely.
> If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power and the 
> button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you use to pair 
> another device.
> 
>> On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:
>> 
>> I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction. Could
>> someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the top but can't
>> get it to turn on. Thanks.
>> 
>> Fred 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders
>> Holmberg
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
>> Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions
>> 
>> Hi!
>> NOt yet.
>> I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try that again.
>> /A
>>> 20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>>> 
>>> Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If you've
>> tried it then can other people hear you clearly?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
 Hi!
 Well i have this little beast.
 Its really great for that size.
 /AD
> 19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan :
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I came
>> away satisfied with what I'd heard.
> 
> I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to be
>> very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an incredibly
>> powerful sounding unit for the size.
> 
> The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range seems to
>> have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm of the
>> sound.
> 
> Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink Mini and
>> newer model.
> 
> The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module built-in
>> whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here is that
>> - when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has
>> paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned has
>> done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very nice touch
>> particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple speakers.
> 
> The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that be a
>> power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini could
>> not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.
> 
> Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body though
>> I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry this
>> beast about.
> 
> The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the
>> button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to the
>> Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.
> 
> The Mini II has a microphone so can be used as a convenient hands free
>> speakerphone with your paired device, unfortunately I wasn't in a position
>> to try out this feature.
> 
> The Bose Soundlink Mini II still comes at a premium price of nearly 300
>> Australian dollars but you certainly get what you pay for with this little
>> mite if you're wanting a powerful sound.
> 
> I still have a few gripes with Bose and one of the main being the
>> decision by Bose not to use AptX decoding on any of their speakers,
>> something that IOS users probably won't bother about but Android users are
>> probably used to by now, having AptX makes all the difference if your
>> passion is to listen to music with all its detail and perhaps the thought
>> from Bose is that - with such a speaker as this - you can't hear all the
>> detail?
> 
> 
> 
 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> **
> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the 
> halfwits in this world behind.
> 
> 
> 

Re: SV: SV: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Dane Trethowan]

Its certainly newer than the Soundlink Mini I had and the Soundlink III 
is about the same age as that.




On 24/03/2017 1:01 AM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi,
The SoundLink mini 2 is also 2 years old due to bose.com

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Emne: Re: SV: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

The Bose Soundlink - or Bose Soundlink III given its proper name - is a
bigger unit than the Mini and thus I don't compare the two because they
do sound obviously different given their size.

I had a Soundlink III and enjoyed it though the Soundlink III - like
just about every other Bose product on Planet earth - suffers from that
Bose trademark like over saturated bass which colours the sound in my view.

A lot of people like this sort of thing and I wouldn't say the Bose
Soundlink III is a horrible speaker because it certainly isn't that but
if you appreciate your music through a good Hi-Fi system when you're at
your home then you could certainly do better with something else like
the B T7 and a few others.

The Bose Soundlink III has been around a fair while now so I'm wondering
whether Bose will update this model as they did with the Soundlink Mini?
Certainly the Soundlink is due for an update, most Bluetooth speakers
have some sort of transport control but the Soundlink III does not.

I appreciate the power of the Soundlink III certainly and the control
layout, simple and logical.



On 23/03/2017 8:32 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi,
There is also the Bose SoundLink Bluetooth 3 which is better suited for music.

Brian

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Emne: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so can’t 
exactly remember the control layout precisely.
If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power and the 
button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you use to pair 
another device.


On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:

I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction.
Could someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the
top but can't get it to turn on. Thanks.

Fred

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
Anders Holmberg
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

Hi!
NOt yet.
I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try that again.
/A

20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan :

Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If
you've

tried it then can other people hear you clearly?


On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
Well i have this little beast.
Its really great for that size.
/AD

19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan :

Hi!

I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I
came

away satisfied with what I'd heard.

I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to
be

very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an
incredibly powerful sounding unit for the size.

The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range
seems to

have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm
of the sound.

Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink
Mini and

newer model.

The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module
built-in

whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here
is that
- when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has
paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned
has done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very
nice touch particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple speakers.

The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that
be a

power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini
could not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.

Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body
though

I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry
this beast about.

The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the

button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to
the Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.

The Mini II has a microphone so can be used as a convenient hands
free

speakerphone with your paired device, unfortunately I wasn't in a
position to try out this feature.

The Bose Soundlink 

SV: SV: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Brian Olesen]

Hi,
The SoundLink mini 2 is also 2 years old due to bose.com

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Emne: Re: SV: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

The Bose Soundlink - or Bose Soundlink III given its proper name - is a 
bigger unit than the Mini and thus I don't compare the two because they 
do sound obviously different given their size.

I had a Soundlink III and enjoyed it though the Soundlink III - like 
just about every other Bose product on Planet earth - suffers from that 
Bose trademark like over saturated bass which colours the sound in my view.

A lot of people like this sort of thing and I wouldn't say the Bose 
Soundlink III is a horrible speaker because it certainly isn't that but 
if you appreciate your music through a good Hi-Fi system when you're at 
your home then you could certainly do better with something else like 
the B T7 and a few others.

The Bose Soundlink III has been around a fair while now so I'm wondering 
whether Bose will update this model as they did with the Soundlink Mini? 
Certainly the Soundlink is due for an update, most Bluetooth speakers 
have some sort of transport control but the Soundlink III does not.

I appreciate the power of the Soundlink III certainly and the control 
layout, simple and logical.



On 23/03/2017 8:32 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:
> Hi,
> There is also the Bose SoundLink Bluetooth 3 which is better suited for music.
>
> Brian
>
> -Oprindelig meddelelse-
> Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane 
> Trethowan
> Sendt: 23. marts 2017 08:33
> Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
> Emne: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions
>
> I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so can’t 
> exactly remember the control layout precisely.
> If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power and the 
> button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you use to pair 
> another device.
>
>> On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:
>>
>> I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction.
>> Could someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the
>> top but can't get it to turn on. Thanks.
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>> Anders Holmberg
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
>> Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions
>>
>> Hi!
>> NOt yet.
>> I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try that again.
>> /A
>>> 20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>>>
>>> Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If
>>> you've
>> tried it then can other people hear you clearly?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
 Hi!
 Well i have this little beast.
 Its really great for that size.
 /AD
> 19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>
> Hi!
>
> I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I
> came
>> away satisfied with what I'd heard.
> I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to
> be
>> very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an
>> incredibly powerful sounding unit for the size.
> The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range
> seems to
>> have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm
>> of the sound.
> Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink
> Mini and
>> newer model.
> The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module
> built-in
>> whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here
>> is that
>> - when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has
>> paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned
>> has done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very
>> nice touch particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple 
>> speakers.
> The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that
> be a
>> power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini
>> could not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.
> Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body
> though
>> I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry
>> this beast about.
> The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the
>> button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to
>> the Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.
> The Mini II has a microphone so can be used 

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Hamit Campos]

Ya got it right.


On 3/23/2017 3:33 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so can’t 
exactly remember the control layout precisely.
If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power and the 
button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you use to pair 
another device.


On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:

I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction. Could
someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the top but can't
get it to turn on. Thanks.

Fred

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders
Holmberg
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

Hi!
NOt yet.
I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try that again.
/A

20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan :

Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If you've

tried it then can other people hear you clearly?



On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
Well i have this little beast.
Its really great for that size.
/AD

19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan :

Hi!

I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I came

away satisfied with what I'd heard.

I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to be

very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an incredibly
powerful sounding unit for the size.

The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range seems to

have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm of the
sound.

Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink Mini and

newer model.

The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module built-in

whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here is that
- when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has
paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned has
done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very nice touch
particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple speakers.

The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that be a

power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini could
not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.

Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body though

I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry this
beast about.

The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the

button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to the
Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.

The Mini II has a microphone so can be used as a convenient hands free

speakerphone with your paired device, unfortunately I wasn't in a position
to try out this feature.

The Bose Soundlink Mini II still comes at a premium price of nearly 300

Australian dollars but you certainly get what you pay for with this little
mite if you're wanting a powerful sound.

I still have a few gripes with Bose and one of the main being the

decision by Bose not to use AptX decoding on any of their speakers,
something that IOS users probably won't bother about but Android users are
probably used to by now, having AptX makes all the difference if your
passion is to listen to music with all its detail and perhaps the thought
from Bose is that - with such a speaker as this - you can't hear all the
detail?










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Re: SV: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Hamit Campos]

Oooo I love love love love the SoundLink III. My sister Johana had 
1. It was epic. For music and with all the bass for film. Godzilla 
1998's tornado blast roar sounded epic on it. Cause when it does it 
there's this hi pitched wistle kinda squeal at the start of it and the 
SL III reprodused this verry well. Too bad my nephew Jonathan messed it up.



On 3/23/2017 8:59 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
The Bose Soundlink - or Bose Soundlink III given its proper name - is 
a bigger unit than the Mini and thus I don't compare the two because 
they do sound obviously different given their size.


I had a Soundlink III and enjoyed it though the Soundlink III - like 
just about every other Bose product on Planet earth - suffers from 
that Bose trademark like over saturated bass which colours the sound 
in my view.


A lot of people like this sort of thing and I wouldn't say the Bose 
Soundlink III is a horrible speaker because it certainly isn't that 
but if you appreciate your music through a good Hi-Fi system when 
you're at your home then you could certainly do better with something 
else like the B T7 and a few others.


The Bose Soundlink III has been around a fair while now so I'm 
wondering whether Bose will update this model as they did with the 
Soundlink Mini? Certainly the Soundlink is due for an update, most 
Bluetooth speakers have some sort of transport control but the 
Soundlink III does not.


I appreciate the power of the Soundlink III certainly and the control 
layout, simple and logical.




On 23/03/2017 8:32 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi,
There is also the Bose SoundLink Bluetooth 3 which is better suited 
for music.


Brian

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Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
Emne: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so 
can’t exactly remember the control layout precisely.
If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power 
and the button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you 
use to pair another device.



On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:

I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction.
Could someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the
top but can't get it to turn on. Thanks.

Fred

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
Anders Holmberg
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

Hi!
NOt yet.
I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try 
that again.

/A
20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan 
:


Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If
you've

tried it then can other people hear you clearly?



On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
Well i have this little beast.
Its really great for that size.
/AD
19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan 
:


Hi!

I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I
came

away satisfied with what I'd heard.

I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to
be

very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an
incredibly powerful sounding unit for the size.

The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range
seems to

have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm
of the sound.

Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink
Mini and

newer model.

The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module
built-in

whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here
is that
- when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has
paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned
has done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very
nice touch particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple 
speakers.

The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that
be a

power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini
could not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.

Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body
though

I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry
this beast about.

The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the

button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to
the Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.

The Mini II has a microphone so can be used as a convenient hands
free

speakerphone with your paired device, unfortunately I wasn't in a
position to try out this feature.

The Bose Soundlink Mini II still comes at a premium 

Re: SV: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Dane Trethowan]

The Bose Soundlink - or Bose Soundlink III given its proper name - is a 
bigger unit than the Mini and thus I don't compare the two because they 
do sound obviously different given their size.


I had a Soundlink III and enjoyed it though the Soundlink III - like 
just about every other Bose product on Planet earth - suffers from that 
Bose trademark like over saturated bass which colours the sound in my view.


A lot of people like this sort of thing and I wouldn't say the Bose 
Soundlink III is a horrible speaker because it certainly isn't that but 
if you appreciate your music through a good Hi-Fi system when you're at 
your home then you could certainly do better with something else like 
the B T7 and a few others.


The Bose Soundlink III has been around a fair while now so I'm wondering 
whether Bose will update this model as they did with the Soundlink Mini? 
Certainly the Soundlink is due for an update, most Bluetooth speakers 
have some sort of transport control but the Soundlink III does not.


I appreciate the power of the Soundlink III certainly and the control 
layout, simple and logical.




On 23/03/2017 8:32 PM, Brian Olesen wrote:

Hi,
There is also the Bose SoundLink Bluetooth 3 which is better suited for music.

Brian

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Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
Emne: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so can’t 
exactly remember the control layout precisely.
If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power and the 
button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you use to pair 
another device.


On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:

I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction.
Could someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the
top but can't get it to turn on. Thanks.

Fred

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
Anders Holmberg
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

Hi!
NOt yet.
I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try that again.
/A

20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan :

Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If
you've

tried it then can other people hear you clearly?



On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:

Hi!
Well i have this little beast.
Its really great for that size.
/AD

19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan :

Hi!

I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I
came

away satisfied with what I'd heard.

I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to
be

very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an
incredibly powerful sounding unit for the size.

The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range
seems to

have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm
of the sound.

Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink
Mini and

newer model.

The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module
built-in

whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here
is that
- when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has
paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned
has done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very
nice touch particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple speakers.

The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that
be a

power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini
could not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.

Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body
though

I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry
this beast about.

The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the

button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to
the Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.

The Mini II has a microphone so can be used as a convenient hands
free

speakerphone with your paired device, unfortunately I wasn't in a
position to try out this feature.

The Bose Soundlink Mini II still comes at a premium price of nearly
300

Australian dollars but you certainly get what you pay for with this
little mite if you're wanting a powerful sound.

I still have a few gripes with Bose and one of the main being the

decision by Bose not to use AptX decoding on any of their speakers,
something that IOS users probably won't bother about but Android users
are probably used to by now, having AptX makes all the difference if
your 

Re: Best olympus accessible recorder.

[Hamit Campos]

The 720? Or is there a plane DM 7?


On 3/23/2017 6:51 AM, Aidan wrote:

Yes, the dm7 also don't have podcasts, wich is a pity, as the dm5 have
it, but now is discontinued. But the nice thing is dm7 have synthetic
speech and skedular and stil have the music player. But they also
removed the random feature and kept repeat though. But you no longer
have to set a sertin setting like on the dm5 to read file names. It
just does it automaticly.

On 22/03/2017, Hamit Campos  wrote:

I have no idea why they cut it out from the 720. You could drop files
into the podcast folder yourself of course. But the ideal thing is that.
Do the new DMs

   even come with the software? I find it odd that the LS recorders don't
. Because it also helped with the time thing.
On 3/22/2017 11:58 AM, Jim Portillo wrote:

Never quite understood the Podcast folder.
What did people use it for, or how did they use it?
Jim


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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
Campos
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:34 AM
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Best olympus accessible recorder.

Note on the 720 though that the podcast folder is gone. the 620 was the
last
DM to have it.


On 3/22/2017 6:55 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:

Tim:

Does the 720 have voice support?

Thanks all over the place.



-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of JOHN
RIEHL
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:40 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' 
Subject: RE: Best olympus accessible recorder.

I've also used the dm-720 and I agree with this assessment.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim
Noonan
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 7:21 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Best olympus accessible recorder.

If you want small and convenient, there are too recent releases:

The DM-720 which is focused on voice recordings, with quite a few
features
and not bad sound; and

The Ls-P2 which is nearly as small as the 720 and 520 and 620 but
supports
96/24 and has 90 degrees XY mics plus the central Tri-mic for bass.

Both support setting time and date independently.

The LS-p2 is not fantastic as a quality field recorder, with some boom
eq
issues around mid bass, but for its size and the Voice Guidance, its
worth
looking at. I haven't done much testing with external mics, but suspect
it
will be pretty good in that regard.

If you knew the DM-7, then this is similar format and better quality.

Sadly it only has one bass roll off level, that is too aggressive for my
tastes.

If you have to choose between the DM-720 and the LS-P2, the 720 is quite
a
nice note-taking device, and substantially less expensive than the LS-P2

Another benefit of the LS-P2 is that it supports output to Bluetooth
speakers and headphones, but the implementation is not very good - for
example it only seems to pair with one device at a time, and I couldn't

get

it working with my Air Pods.

Regards
Tim

On 22 Mar 2017, at 8:26 am, JOHN RIEHL  wrote:

It depends on what you want to do. I'e never used the LS-100. The DM-420

or

520 are, for my money, the best Olympus recorders if you want a recorder

but

aren't concerned about phantom power, etc. The DM-620 is okay but is
less
straightforward to operate. The Dm-720 isn't bad either. Again, it
depends
on what you want. None of the recorders I've used let you set the time
and
date by voice.

-Original Message-
From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Jim
Noseworthy
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:14 AM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: Best olympus accessible recorder.

Hi Gang:



What is the best accessible olympus recorder out there today.



thanks all over the place gang.







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Re: Best olympus accessible recorder.

[Aidan]

Yes, the dm7 also don't have podcasts, wich is a pity, as the dm5 have
it, but now is discontinued. But the nice thing is dm7 have synthetic
speech and skedular and stil have the music player. But they also
removed the random feature and kept repeat though. But you no longer
have to set a sertin setting like on the dm5 to read file names. It
just does it automaticly.

On 22/03/2017, Hamit Campos  wrote:
> I have no idea why they cut it out from the 720. You could drop files
> into the podcast folder yourself of course. But the ideal thing is that.
> Do the new DMs
>
>   even come with the software? I find it odd that the LS recorders don't
> . Because it also helped with the time thing.
> On 3/22/2017 11:58 AM, Jim Portillo wrote:
>> Never quite understood the Podcast folder.
>> What did people use it for, or how did they use it?
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit
>> Campos
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:34 AM
>> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
>> Subject: Re: Best olympus accessible recorder.
>>
>> Note on the 720 though that the podcast folder is gone. the 620 was the
>> last
>> DM to have it.
>>
>>
>> On 3/22/2017 6:55 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:
>>> Tim:
>>>
>>> Does the 720 have voice support?
>>>
>>> Thanks all over the place.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of JOHN
>>> RIEHL
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:40 PM
>>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' 
>>> Subject: RE: Best olympus accessible recorder.
>>>
>>> I've also used the dm-720 and I agree with this assessment.
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Tim
>>> Noonan
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 7:21 PM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: Best olympus accessible recorder.
>>>
>>> If you want small and convenient, there are too recent releases:
>>>
>>> The DM-720 which is focused on voice recordings, with quite a few
>>> features
>>> and not bad sound; and
>>>
>>> The Ls-P2 which is nearly as small as the 720 and 520 and 620 but
>>> supports
>>> 96/24 and has 90 degrees XY mics plus the central Tri-mic for bass.
>>>
>>> Both support setting time and date independently.
>>>
>>> The LS-p2 is not fantastic as a quality field recorder, with some boom
>>> eq
>>> issues around mid bass, but for its size and the Voice Guidance, its
>>> worth
>>> looking at. I haven't done much testing with external mics, but suspect
>>> it
>>> will be pretty good in that regard.
>>>
>>> If you knew the DM-7, then this is similar format and better quality.
>>>
>>> Sadly it only has one bass roll off level, that is too aggressive for my
>>> tastes.
>>>
>>> If you have to choose between the DM-720 and the LS-P2, the 720 is quite
>>> a
>>> nice note-taking device, and substantially less expensive than the LS-P2
>>>
>>> Another benefit of the LS-P2 is that it supports output to Bluetooth
>>> speakers and headphones, but the implementation is not very good - for
>>> example it only seems to pair with one device at a time, and I couldn't
>> get
>>> it working with my Air Pods.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> On 22 Mar 2017, at 8:26 am, JOHN RIEHL  wrote:
>>>
>>> It depends on what you want to do. I'e never used the LS-100. The DM-420
>> or
>>> 520 are, for my money, the best Olympus recorders if you want a recorder
>> but
>>> aren't concerned about phantom power, etc. The DM-620 is okay but is
>>> less
>>> straightforward to operate. The Dm-720 isn't bad either. Again, it
>>> depends
>>> on what you want. None of the recorders I've used let you set the time
>>> and
>>> date by voice.
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Jim
>>> Noseworthy
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:14 AM
>>> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>>> Subject: Best olympus accessible recorder.
>>>
>>> Hi Gang:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What is the best accessible olympus recorder out there today.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks all over the place gang.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tim Noonan
>>> Consultant  Speaker  Coach
>>>
>>> Phone:   +61 419 779 669
>>> Email:   t...@timnoonan.com.au
>>> Skype:   VoiceReadings
>>> Twitter: twitter.com/TimNoonan
>>>
>>> Coaching & Consulting:  www.timnoonan.com.au
>>> Inspirational Speaking: www.visionarycommunications.com.au
>>> Gemwater Bottles:   www.timnoonan.com.au/water
>>> Voice Readings: www.voicereadings.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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SV: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Brian Olesen]

Hi,
There is also the Bose SoundLink Bluetooth 3 which is better suited for music.

Brian

-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Dane Trethowan
Sendt: 23. marts 2017 08:33
Til: PC Audio Discussion List 
Emne: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so can’t 
exactly remember the control layout precisely.
If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power and the 
button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you use to pair 
another device.

> On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:
> 
> I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction. 
> Could someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the 
> top but can't get it to turn on. Thanks.
> 
> Fred
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Anders Holmberg
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
> Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions
> 
> Hi!
> NOt yet.
> I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try that again.
> /A
>> 20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>> 
>> Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If 
>> you've
> tried it then can other people hear you clearly?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> Well i have this little beast.
>>> Its really great for that size.
>>> /AD
 19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan :
 
 Hi!
 
 I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I 
 came
> away satisfied with what I'd heard.
 
 I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to 
 be
> very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an 
> incredibly powerful sounding unit for the size.
 
 The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range 
 seems to
> have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm 
> of the sound.
 
 Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink 
 Mini and
> newer model.
 
 The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module 
 built-in
> whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here 
> is that
> - when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has 
> paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned 
> has done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very 
> nice touch particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple speakers.
 
 The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that 
 be a
> power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini 
> could not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.
 
 Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body 
 though
> I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry 
> this beast about.
 
 The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the
> button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to 
> the Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.
 
 The Mini II has a microphone so can be used as a convenient hands 
 free
> speakerphone with your paired device, unfortunately I wasn't in a 
> position to try out this feature.
 
 The Bose Soundlink Mini II still comes at a premium price of nearly 
 300
> Australian dollars but you certainly get what you pay for with this 
> little mite if you're wanting a powerful sound.
 
 I still have a few gripes with Bose and one of the main being the
> decision by Bose not to use AptX decoding on any of their speakers, 
> something that IOS users probably won't bother about but Android users 
> are probably used to by now, having AptX makes all the difference if 
> your passion is to listen to music with all its detail and perhaps the 
> thought from Bose is that - with such a speaker as this - you can't 
> hear all the detail?
 
 
 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

[Dane Trethowan]

I don’t have one of these in front of me - not now at any rate - so can’t 
exactly remember the control layout precisely.
If I recall correctly, the button on the top left turns on the power and the 
button to the right of that is the “Pairing” button which you use to pair 
another device.

> On 23 Mar 2017, at 7:57 am, Fred Quick  wrote:
> 
> I just received mine a few minutes ago. Nice solid metal construction. Could
> someone give me a mini startup hint? Found the buttons on the top but can't
> get it to turn on. Thanks.
> 
> Fred 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Anders
> Holmberg
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 5:51 AM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List 
> Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions
> 
> Hi!
> NOt yet.
> I was going to do that but something went wrong so i have to try that again.
> /A
>> 20 mars 2017 kl. 13:23 skrev Dane Trethowan :
>> 
>> Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If you've
> tried it then can other people hear you clearly?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> Well i have this little beast.
>>> Its really great for that size.
>>> /AD
 19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan :
 
 Hi!
 
 I saw the Bose Soundlink Mini II for the first time today and I came
> away satisfied with what I'd heard.
 
 I owned the original Bose Soundlink Mini speaker which I thought to be
> very good, a little bass heavy - as Bose products are - but an incredibly
> powerful sounding unit for the size.
 
 The Soundlink Mini II sounds very similar though the mid range seems to
> have a little more presence which adds to the subtlety and the charm of the
> sound.
 
 Its worth noting the differences between the original Soundlink Mini and
> newer model.
 
 The Soundlink Mini didn't have a TTS - Text To Speech - module built-in
> whereas the Soundlink Mini II does and one of the nice features here is that
> - when powered up - the soundlink Mini II tells you what device it has
> paired with, something that no other Bluetooth speaker I've ever owned has
> done - I don't think even the Jawbone Jambox did that - so a very nice touch
> particularly if you plan to use the Mini II with multiple speakers.
 
 The Mini II can be charged from a USB power source - whether that be a
> power adapter or powerbank - whereas the original Bose Soundlink Mini could
> not, you had to carry about the 12 volt AC adapter.
 
 Build quality is about the same, the nice rugged alaminium body though
> I'd still recommend a carry case or rubber sleeve if you plan to carry this
> beast about.
 
 The original Mini had a dedicated Aux-In source button whereas the
> button has disappeared on the newer model, connecting a patch cord to the
> Aux-In socket automatically switches the source to that mode.
 
 The Mini II has a microphone so can be used as a convenient hands free
> speakerphone with your paired device, unfortunately I wasn't in a position
> to try out this feature.
 
 The Bose Soundlink Mini II still comes at a premium price of nearly 300
> Australian dollars but you certainly get what you pay for with this little
> mite if you're wanting a powerful sound.
 
 I still have a few gripes with Bose and one of the main being the
> decision by Bose not to use AptX decoding on any of their speakers,
> something that IOS users probably won't bother about but Android users are
> probably used to by now, having AptX makes all the difference if your
> passion is to listen to music with all its detail and perhaps the thought
> from Bose is that - with such a speaker as this - you can't hear all the
> detail?
 
 
 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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halfwits in this world behind.