Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-04-12 Thread Hamit Campos 

Yes there was a Cine Mate. They haven't updated that line though.


On 4/12/2017 4:08 AM, Gary wrote:
I think that Bose had a Sign mate system, but they do have some 
surround systems.


-Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 5:05 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

Yes AptX has been out for quite some time, no excuse for Bose not
adopting it when just about every other manufacturer of standing has,
the cheaper company's like Logitech and so on haven't but then again
they market to those who love gimmicks and - on the whole - aren't
interested in quality stuff.

I thought Bose did have a surround-sound system of some kind, I'm sure a
list member has talked about it at different times.



On 20/03/2017 7:14 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
Was APTX a thing when the Mini 2 came out though? That's my beef with 
Bose too. They don't still have a 7.1 life style system. Let alone an 
epic Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 system.



On 3/19/2017 5:55 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

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

2017-04-12 Thread Gary 
I think that Bose had a Sign mate system, but they do have some surround 
systems.


-Original Message- 
From: Dane Trethowan

Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 5:05 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

Yes AptX has been out for quite some time, no excuse for Bose not
adopting it when just about every other manufacturer of standing has,
the cheaper company's like Logitech and so on haven't but then again
they market to those who love gimmicks and - on the whole - aren't
interested in quality stuff.

I thought Bose did have a surround-sound system of some kind, I'm sure a
list member has talked about it at different times.



On 20/03/2017 7:14 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
Was APTX a thing when the Mini 2 came out though? That's my beef with Bose 
too. They don't still have a 7.1 life style system. Let alone an epic 
Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 system.



On 3/19/2017 5:55 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

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

2017-04-12 Thread Gary 
Aren't these systems going to 9.2, rather than 7.1?  

-Original Message- 
From: Hamit Campos 
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 5:14 PM 
To: PC Audio Discussion List 
Subject: Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions 

Yes they do but they are all 5.1. No 7.1 yet and the newest system still 
doesn't support DTS HD Master audio. So you still need to tell your BD 
player to spit it at it as PCM.



On 3/19/2017 5:05 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Yes AptX has been out for quite some time, no excuse for Bose not 
adopting it when just about every other manufacturer of standing has, 
the cheaper company's like Logitech and so on haven't but then again 
they market to those who love gimmicks and - on the whole - aren't 
interested in quality stuff.


I thought Bose did have a surround-sound system of some kind, I'm sure 
a list member has talked about it at different times.




On 20/03/2017 7:14 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
Was APTX a thing when the Mini 2 came out though? That's my beef with 
Bose too. They don't still have a 7.1 life style system. Let alone an 
epic Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 system.



On 3/19/2017 5:55 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

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

2017-04-06 Thread brian parker 
Hi, please remove Brian Parker from your lists. He passed away 
yesterday. He would tell you he had a great life! love from his daughter Ruth.






At 21:57 22/03/2017, 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>
> 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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-23 Thread Anders Holmberg 
Hi!
THe top left button turns the speaker on and off.
/A
> 23 mars 2017 kl. 08:33 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
> 
> 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 <quicktec...@gmail.com> 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> 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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>>> 
>>> 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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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.
> 
> 
>

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-23 Thread 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 <quicktec...@gmail.com> 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:

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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:

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

2017-03-23 Thread 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 <quicktec...@gmail.com> 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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> 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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>> 
>> 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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>>>> 
>>>> 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

2017-03-22 Thread Fred Quick 
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 <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
> 
> 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 <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 
>

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-22 Thread Anders Holmberg 
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?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 
>

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-22 Thread Anders Holmberg 
Hi!
I am not sure how much i payed for mine.
But it was more expensive but not much more.
/A
> 20 mars 2017 kl. 04:21 skrev Hamit Campos :
> 
> So how mucch of the origenal bass did Bose cut from the 2? Cause the origenal 
> Mini which I have has pretty cinimatic bass for something so small like Dane 
> said.
> 
> 
> On 3/19/2017 8:03 PM, 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

2017-03-20 Thread Hamit Campos 

Ah okay. Yeah that means there's less. Quite a bit less. That's too bad.


On 3/20/2017 8:22 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

The difference is noticeablethat's about the only way I can describe it.

On the other end of the spectrum - if you're on a budget and you're 
looking for a good Bluetooth speaker - the Amazon Echo Tap in my view 
certainly ticks many boxes.


Sound isn't the quality of what we're talking about here but no one 
can deny that it sounds incredible for what it is and certainly has 
the functionality to back it up.




On 20/03/2017 2:21 PM, Hamit Campos wrote:
So how mucch of the origenal bass did Bose cut from the 2? Cause the 
origenal Mini which I have has pretty cinimatic bass for something so 
small like Dane said.



On 3/19/2017 8:03 PM, 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

2017-03-20 Thread 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?

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan 

The difference is noticeablethat's about the only way I can describe it.

On the other end of the spectrum - if you're on a budget and you're 
looking for a good Bluetooth speaker - the Amazon Echo Tap in my view 
certainly ticks many boxes.


Sound isn't the quality of what we're talking about here but no one can 
deny that it sounds incredible for what it is and certainly has the 
functionality to back it up.




On 20/03/2017 2:21 PM, Hamit Campos wrote:
So how mucch of the origenal bass did Bose cut from the 2? Cause the 
origenal Mini which I have has pretty cinimatic bass for something so 
small like Dane said.



On 3/19/2017 8:03 PM, 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

2017-03-19 Thread Hamit Campos 
So how mucch of the origenal bass did Bose cut from the 2? Cause the 
origenal Mini which I have has pretty cinimatic bass for something so 
small like Dane said.



On 3/19/2017 8:03 PM, 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

2017-03-19 Thread Anders Holmberg 
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?
> 
> 
>

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-19 Thread Hamit Campos 
Yes they do but they are all 5.1. No 7.1 yet and the newest system still 
doesn't support DTS HD Master audio. So you still need to tell your BD 
player to spit it at it as PCM.



On 3/19/2017 5:05 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Yes AptX has been out for quite some time, no excuse for Bose not 
adopting it when just about every other manufacturer of standing has, 
the cheaper company's like Logitech and so on haven't but then again 
they market to those who love gimmicks and - on the whole - aren't 
interested in quality stuff.


I thought Bose did have a surround-sound system of some kind, I'm sure 
a list member has talked about it at different times.




On 20/03/2017 7:14 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
Was APTX a thing when the Mini 2 came out though? That's my beef with 
Bose too. They don't still have a 7.1 life style system. Let alone an 
epic Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 system.



On 3/19/2017 5:55 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

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

2017-03-19 Thread Dane Trethowan 
Yes AptX has been out for quite some time, no excuse for Bose not 
adopting it when just about every other manufacturer of standing has, 
the cheaper company's like Logitech and so on haven't but then again 
they market to those who love gimmicks and - on the whole - aren't 
interested in quality stuff.


I thought Bose did have a surround-sound system of some kind, I'm sure a 
list member has talked about it at different times.




On 20/03/2017 7:14 AM, Hamit Campos wrote:
Was APTX a thing when the Mini 2 came out though? That's my beef with 
Bose too. They don't still have a 7.1 life style system. Let alone an 
epic Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 system.



On 3/19/2017 5:55 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

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

2017-03-19 Thread Hamit Campos 
Was APTX a thing when the Mini 2 came out though? That's my beef with 
Bose too. They don't still have a 7.1 life style system. Let alone an 
epic Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 system.



On 3/19/2017 5:55 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote:

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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