Bose of late refreshen its SoundLink Bluetooth speaker air with two new intersection : the SoundLink Home , released today , and the second multiplication of the SoundLink Flex , which hit store shelves last week .
As the name suggests , the SoundLink Home is the home twin to the SoundLink Flex , which is project to be read on the go . This one is meant to live on your bookshelf and hopefully occupy your room with its guaranteed premium sound . It retails for $ 219 and is useable in two colorways for the US : Light Silver and Cool Grey . In China , there ’s an additional Warm Wood , which I wish was an choice for us , too .
Bose ’s latest utterer promises nine hours on a full charge and two and a one-half 60 minutes if you ’re listening on max bulk .. That assault and battery life is n’t very telling at this price point , considering Sony ’s recentUlt Field 1offers 12 hours for $ 129 . Sony ’s offering is an outdoor speaker where a long - lasting barrage life becomes surplus crucial , but if I ’m investing over $ 200 , I would n’t want to be tethered to a socket even within the confines of my house . The SoundLink Home also takes four hour to fully recharge , which I ’m unsure if I have the patience for .
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Its connectivity features sound a bit better . There ’s multipoint up to two devices and an additional wired connectivity option over Type - C. It also offers a two-channel mode that can be enabled by pairing two SoundLink Home speakers , just like on theJBL Go 4 and dawn 5.The two speakers pretend as a remaining and right two-channel epithelial duct in this setup . deplorably , it lack a party mood ( usually present on loudspeaker system with stereo mode ) , which would allow the two connected Speaker to act from the same source instead of ascribe L and R channels .
Another glaring omission on the new SoundLink Home is that it does n’t link to the Bose Connect app for adjusting EQ on the fly . It also does n’t boast junk or water resistance , which is a import of being an in - the - home loudspeaker and something you might not require anyway .
If you ’re search for a portable speaker with dust , water , jar , and rust fungus resistor , a beefy battery lasting 12 60 minutes , party mode along with a stereophonic mode , and adjustable EQ on the Bose app , the new $ 149 2nd - Gen SoundLink Flex should be your cream . For its modest price , this one also offers fancy feature article such as PositionIQ technical school , which auto - senses the speaker ’s position ( hanging , standing , prevarication ) and adjusts its audio in genuine time . The SoundLink Flex Gen 2 is admittedly clunkier and far less flashy than the SoundLink Home , but its use case warrants that dramatically different design , too .
Soundlink Flex Speaker (2nd Gen) Image: Bose
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