Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Portable Speaker, Wireless Waterproof Speaker for Outdoor Travel—Stone Blue

This bose speak is very impressive - its sound from such a small speaker is tremendous. The bass is lively, the midrange and treble is all there too.Battery life is fab, have only charged it once and used it for a few hours and its on 70% (it tells you this when you power it on).I like the way it connects very fast to Bluetooth on my phone, its almost instant.The back and around the edges is like a softer rubbery kind of feel and two bumps on its length at the bottom act as feet so it can lay down and face you to give you sound.Outdoors its really impressive, if fills a huge garden area, so you have to watch the sound levels so as not to annoy people.The performance of some other speakers I've tried (friends speakers) are bass overkill and are much larger. This Bose is spot on, it's got a lot of feeling and bass without being overwhelming to the point of needing to turn it down, and for such a compact speaker I don't know how they've managed it.We sometimes hang it off the door handle to give an ear height to the speaker when in the garden sat down.Easy to charge via a usb type c cable.Apparently it's ok to get it wet, I haven't tried this yet of course!Overall, I would not change this for anything else. Fits in a rucksack or bag easily due to its compact size, and feels substantial as it weighs 586grams - this thing won't blow over in the wind.Awesome, love it.

Great speaker for working around the house, in the garden or out in the garage. No issues pairing it to my iPhone or iPad. Simple to use and the sound quality and volume are fine, bearing in mind is a small battery powered speaker. I have several Bose headphones and bought the speaker because I have never been disappointed with their quality.

Amazing, powerful, portable, lightweight. This speaker is great for backpackers or hikers. It is also waterproof. Long lasting battery life and connects easily to any phones.

I am very impressed with this small BOSE unit.The Bass on this unit is particular good and it’s a great improvement on my old BOSE unit, which incidentally just died after 10 years. Connects easily to all my Bluetooth units and it holds the charge for ever! Overall very impressed highly recommended. Good unit to take away and also reasonable price at around the £100.00 UK mark.

I did lots of research before deciding to buy this speaker. I looked at all the competitors in the price range. And watched sooooo many videos it made my decision harder lol. But I wanted all the things this had to offer, so here is my review of the Bose sound flex. It's sturdy, in fact I was surprised at the robust feel, once I had it in hand, firstly, it connected to my Samsung phone very quick, the Bose app didn't really offer much in the way that I thought it would, that being said, the Bose app let's you connect two of these if you have them, giving you a party mode option, but not much more.When you power on the device it tells you how much battery life it has ie: battery at 80% and then tells you which device it's connected to, which is a small but handy thing to know. You can place and receive calls, I have tried this and the sound was clear and precise. I have had it a varied volumes and played a mixture of music, it wasn't distorted even at max volume, and still sounded great, it's loud you could easy have a group of people for instance at a BBQ, and this would perform brilliantly, the bass is perfect, I have found the battery has lasted for more than enough for what we use it for, it's waterproof, I know this as I had it balanced on the side of the bath listening to an audio book, and it fell in, and just to add it floats lol. Charge time was around an hour from 40% you can skip songs or re-play from the top of the speaker. I am very pleased with this speaker. Hope this helps you decide on your future purchase.

In my photo I've added a couple of rubber wristbands to the speaker for added protection.A bit of background, I'm a bluetooth speaker addict and own dozens of them, including several Bose speakers. The closest match to the Flex is my Soundlink Mini II.I noticed similarities between the sound from the Flex and the Mini II. Arguably the Mini II sounds better if it is pointing directly at your head, but it has a definite sweet spot as it's a very directional speaker. The Flex is not directional, and that's the main upgrade from my perspective. As long as you can see the speaker grill, it will sound nice.I first played the Flex indoors, and was a bit underwhelmed. The bass was too dominant and the highs too recessed. However, when I took it outside, the speaker began to shine. A good level of bass remained, but the highs were able to break through strongly, making the overall sound perfect for my taste.As others have said, when the bass drops in a song, you can't help but smile and be somewhat impressed by what this little speaker can do.I cranked the volume up to maximum indoors and it performed well. Not loud enough for a dance party, but more than you need for most other scenarios.The main upgrades over the Mini II:- USB-C charging- Can stand upright or be laid down for a kind of 360 degree sound- Waterproof- A lot more rugged- Less directional soundThe thing that surprisingly hasn't improved significantly, if at all, is the Bluetooth range, which sadly does seem to be roughly as stated. If your speaker is in your garden and you go inside with the device that's playing your music, the audio will likely break up and/or stop. This is the speaker's achillies heel.Battery life seems fine to me, long enough that it's not something you really need to worry about.In summary, despite having dozens of alternatives to choose from, this is the speaker that I find myself reaching for the most often, and is my new travel speaker of choice. Of course it's not perfect, but it is very good for the size. Think of it as very much a stand-alone mono speaker though. Bose don't do TWS for some reason, and believe me, stereo pairing of Bose speakers really is too much hassle to set up each time and very glitchy. Their equivalent of party mode does work, however, with 2 speakers playing in sync just by turning them on. Not in stereo though.I hope this was helpful!