Hi! I've been away from the list for some weeks so I don't know whether the Bose Soundlink III or Soundlink Mini devices have been mentioned here, I have both of these and will give a summary of each with notes where appropriate.
The Soundlink Mini is a Bluetooth speaker about the size of a Jawbone Jambox. The Mini is of good build and ways 1.6 pounds so its heavy for its size. Playing time is about 7 hours from a full charge of the internal rechargeable battery . Controls are simple, from left to right on the top is the Power, Mute, volume down, Up, Bluetooth and Aux bottons which are rubber buttons though they press down on switches inside the unit thus aren't affected by grease or moisture. So how does it sound? Damn impressive for its size and - in my view - the Bose Soundlink Mini is the best sounding Bluetooth speaker I've heard in its class so given all that I would dispose of your Jawbone Jambox very willingly as the Soundlink Mini blows it away and I ought to know as I was foolish enough to buy a Jambox but that's been discussed before and perhaps we can discuss it again at another time <smile>. The Soundlink III is another Bluetooth speaker system from Bose, its the Mini's Big Brother. The first question I've been asked by those is how does the Soundlink III sound compared to the Soundlink Mini?Comparing these 2 systems is a bit difficult given that one is considerably bigger than the other. I can tell you that the Soundlink Mini is a directional device meaning the best position for listening to it is pretty much in front of it. The Soundlink Mini seems to perform very well if you're a reasonable distance from it, the Soundlink III has no trouble whatever in making a name for itself at your Saturday night party whereas the Soundlink Mini would struggle with this task. Controls on the Soundlink III are the same as those on the Mini however some markings have been added to make the controls easily identifiable, a small dot is placed on the lower edge of the Bluetooth and Volume Down buttons whilst each control is enclosed between raised vertical lines. The Soundlink III has a battery life of around 14 hours, by far the most I've seen from a very good sounding portable Bluetooth Speaker system. One of my favourite portable Bluetooth Speakers up until the Soundlink III came along was the Logitech UE Boombox which isn't disgraced by the Soundlink III but is left behind sounding like Yesterday's product. Both Bose Soundlink III and Mini do not come with covers or carrying cases, these are available as optional extras. ********** Dane Trethowan [email protected] Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
