Bose SoundDock Portable Digital Music System portable speakers with digital player dock user reviews

4.5 stars

"Love it, love it, love it" on June 28, 2011 by JWBator

Pros: The sound is amazing, nice and loud, nice and clean worth the price.

Cons: My wife hates it when I turn it up, the sound is so good I can't help myself. The docking mechanism seems a little flimsy.

Summary: I agonized over spending the money for it but I am glad I did. After I got it home and have had the chance to spend a lot of time listening to it it is worth every penny. The size is so convenient and the sound quality is so huge, I love it. I have only had it for a month but I hope it holds up.

4.5 stars

"Fantastic Sound. Needs physical buttons and LCD" on February 16, 2011 by estebancam

Pros: I love the sound on it. It is loud and sounds very clear. I only listen to Jazz so I think it is perfect for that kind of music. I know the sound is definitely processed, Bose speakers have a "Bose" sound to them. Very very clear sound.

Cons: Don't like the fact that it doesn't have an LCD screen. It would hep on use with the remote. With that in mind, I really dislike that it has no buttons on the unit. So if you lose the remote, you are SOL. That is such an inconvenience.

Summary: I love the sound of the product for Jazz. Sounds fantastic. In fact, I could hear things I have never really heard or payed any attention to before. I like the fact that it is not too heavy on Bass, Treble, or Mid-Range.... it does them all according to the music as far as I can tell. I tried the Beats Box by Monster and there was just way too much bass on the unit. Artificial Bass.

I don't like that it doesn't have an LCD screen to show you how far in the volume you have gone, so you don't have a consistent set of volume. Also, don't like the fact that it doesn't have physical buttons on the unit so that if you lose the remote, you can still use the unit. It would be a real inconvenience to lose the remote here. I don't mind that it doesn't have radio at all. And the battery life says 8 hours on my unit. So that's also very good.

3.0 stars

"Good Product, wish it had external charging dock" on October 27, 2009 by DeadPhan

Pros: Great Sound. Portability.

Cons: dont like that i hve multiple batteries and cant charge except through system. Wish they had seperate charging dock or port on battery itself. the dock connecter is a little flimsy n breaks.Speaker blew on one set also after approx 4 months.

Summary: great product for portability and sound. wish they had seperate dock connecter as i have purchased 2 more batteries and i wish i could leave the ones that need charging at home while im out and charge them in a seperate charging dock. instead i must charge thru sounddock wich i think is ridiculous. also, the dock connecter itself is not very durable and is compromised over time from regular use. speakers blew on my longest had set after approx 4 months. i have been through 3 or 4 systems already because of these problems, between dock connect and speaker blowing. i am glad i purchased the 40 dollar extra warranty from best buy as i can bring it back anytime i want for up to a year. and after 1 year i get 1 more for following year. i guess ill just have to be super careful with my last one, and probaly not play it at its loudest. all in all great product but much room for advancement

2.5 stars

"Sounds great, speaker blew within 4 months" on September 1, 2009 by alpine2012

Pros: Great sound and battery life. Charges Ipod, smart remote.

Cons: Speaker blew within four months of heavy use - for this price, should last a lifetime.