Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II – Carbon

4 reviews for Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II – Carbon

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   WDP – April 7, 2025

   I’m not much of a gadget lover, but even I am impressed by it.

   PROs:
   1) Excellent sound quality – quite amazing considering its small, compact size. Sound quality doesn’t diminish as you increase the volume, like some other speakers I’ve owned.
   2) Excellent battery life once fully charged.
   3) Quite intuitive and straightforward Bluetooth pairing to laptop and iPhone, even for a Luddite like me who owns a relatively ancient laptop (Windows 7).
   4) Voice announces status of remaining battery charge (in steps of 10%), when paired or disconnected to any Bluetooth device, and when ready for pairing.
   5) Compact, highly portable with a good range of Bluetooth reception – works fine when speaker and playback device are in separate rooms divided by a concrete wall (but I haven’t tried one upstairs and one downstairs yet).

   CONs:
   1) Expensive. This is the most expensive speaker I’ve ever bought. But you do get discernibly impressive sound and build quality for your money.
   2) The American accent that announces the status of the device gets on my nerves – but that’s a minor personal sensibility, and one which may not irritate others.

   I bought this as a Christmas gift for my wife who loves it because it delivers exactly what she wanted : it provides excellent sounding music that is portable from room to room on a device that looks stylish and is compact enough to tuck down almost anywhere, and seems to keep its charge for ages. Although not cheap, its solid build quality augurs well for many years of superior audio enjoyment that should more than compensate for the initial outlay.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Mr. N. Bell – April 18, 2025

   I have owned Bose items for some years and have always been pleased with them. They are not cheap but always hold their value, so overall cost of ownership is actually very good value. I remember being blown away by the sound quality of the Soundlink Mini 1 in an airport store and never regretted its purchase.

   After 4 happy years with the first speaker I looked for some time for a good replacement. The old Bose still sounded great but the pairing was slow, the lack of USB charging was always an annoyance when travelling and the “firmware updates” never actually materialised. I (wrongly) assumed that technology had moved on and I would not get a Soundlink 2. The Soundlink 1 sold very quickly on an auction site for 50% of its purchase price (after 4 years!).

   I discounted the new Bose Revolve first – I can’t see the need for 360 degree sound day to day.
   I then tried a UE Megaboom and a KEF Muo – both returned. The UE had a great app but the sound is muddy and the plastic finish looks cheap. The KEF sounded ok – not brilliant, surprisingly – but had a really lousy UI that was full of operating annoyances. So after some more reading I came back to the Soundlink Mini 2 and was so pleased I did. All the annoyances of the first model are now fixed and I was really pleased to find too that I could easily disable the voice alerts. It would be lovely for a feature to pair two of these speakers but the odds that I would splash out on a second one are very low in any case.

   But at the end of the day it is all about the sound and the quality from this tiny unit is just astonishing. After a few weeks with the other speakers the first listen to the Soundlink Mini 2 was amazing. The sound is wonderfully deep and full and rich and LOUD. Very happy to be a Bose owner again.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Generic shopper – May 1, 2025

   I have owned several Bose products over the years. What they have all had in common is that they have always been extremely well built, produced excellent quality sound and have the “feel” of quality about them. This mini speaker is no different, it feels substantial and weighs just enough to give an assurance of quality.
   Connections are either through bluetooth or through male to male 3.5 phono lead and pairing is extremely easy, assisted by voice prompts from the unit. Interestingly it connects to both mine and my wife’s iphone at the same time though will only play from one source at a time.
   Charging can be done via the discreet charging base plugged to power via micro usb connection or direct to the unit with the same micro usb cable (supplied).
   The sound through the unit is absolutely mind blowing considering the size. The bass is sufficient though not over-powering – at higher volumes you get more of a hint at the bass than actual sound. Sub bass is evident at lower volumes but is lost at mid to high volume. The mid and tweet range is extremely good.
   Tested for the review –
   Clare de Lune – Debussy. Fantastic quality throughout
   When the Beat Drops Out – Marlon Roudette. Excellent performance, bass response is acceptable without being over-powering.
   Gangsta – Kehlani. This song is laced from start to finish with sub-bass and the bass is quite intrinsic to the whole piece. At low volumes you get a much better idea than at moderate or high volumes. The sound was still enjoyable but I knew that “part” of the song was missing or more accurately being “hinted at”.
   One of the best “features” is that unlike other speakers which also cannot handle full range frequencies, the Bose Mini doesn’t lose performance in other bandwidths trying to play frequencies it can’t handle.
   In summary, I wholeheartedly recommend this speaker despite it’s price for what it was intended for. A fully portable speaker to be used in the garden, garage, beach or poolside. Though it fills my 40 foot by 17 foot kitchen with rich sound, i’m sure it probably wouldn’t be sufficient for a house party.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   manuela – June 27, 2025

   È stato un regalo fatto a terze persone . Lo conoscevo per la buona diffusivita’ del suono