Bose - SoundLink Max
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Last updated: Dec 16, 2025 Scoring
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"Back to back in my opinion they blow the airpods pro 2 out of the water in clarity, separation, and punch."
"these have the deepest, cleanest and "tumpiest" bass out there."
"The gemini 2s 5hz frequency response is incredible. Granted not audible, but you can feel it in certain music."
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"superb sound quality when paired to my OnePlus 8T & using LDHC"
"kinda the loudest and best quality mini speaker system you can get"
"the minirig is the smallest thing you can get that can output that kind of sound ... Anything the same size will either... lack volume"
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"If you want portable that you can take outdoors and get wet, check out the Bose Soundlink Max and Soundlink Flex. I have the flex and take it paddleboarding and camping and love it! Bonus: it floats!"
"they are by far the loudest small size speakers"
"The 4 sounds phenomenal given it's size - if I put it next to my hifi speakers you wouldn't realise that the sound was coming from that little cylinder rather than the hifi"
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"Literally bombproof! ... Vermont winters/rain subzero temperatures!"
"the IPX7 rating makes it perfect for wet environments like the shower."
"Mine has been stepped on, played with by my sheep, dropped, rained on, dunked in water, beat on by ducks and geese, you name it. Still works great."
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"The ZS12 it ’s better than both most likely. ... The zero 2 is outclassed for sure in every way ... ZS12 PRO X that has 5 extra BA drivers that improve clarity, resolution details soundstage etc."
"Absolutely insane imaging. I can point exactly where each sound comes from: left, right, front, or even a bit behind."
"The soundstage feels genuinely wide — about 4 to 5 meters in perception, which is something rare even among much higher-end gear."
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"I lost 300$ on a50 gen 5,has worked maybe 10 hours totally ... and dock station froze and stayed in xbox mode after a regular software update... ... tried everything i could,believe me..."
"if you also regularly use Bluetooth on the go, then Astro isn for you as the Bluetooth is on the dock and not on the headset ... Astro is definitely not worth the price when the Bluetooth is on the dock. That was a stupid thing to do, because anyone who buys a headset with Bluetooth would want to use the headset away from their set up and Bluetooth on the go"
"The prices for wireless speakers/subwoofer that sync with a soundbar are outragious. ... 2000€ or more for a sonos arc ultra + sub + 2 rear speakers."
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"Avoid the Bose Flex Gen 2 and Bose Max. They have parisitic battery drain of 10-20% per week. ... These Bose will be dead in 2 months after a full charge. ... The units I have are brand new and no firmware update, because the previous returns had the new firmware updated and the drain was even worse. ... This is about as scientific as you can make it. Test every 7 days from 100% and watch it deplete to unuseable in 2 months. ... There's a huge thread about this subject from many Bose customers. Bose knows about it. Acknowledges it. Does NOTHING about it except offer you an exchange. ... Never seen anything like this in other BT brands. I have an old Sony BT speaker that I haven't touched in 2 years and can still play music!"
"The Bose Flex has a standby battery drain issue. It'll eat 30% a week"
"The battery drains 25% per week while turned OFF!"
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"distorts with bass heavy recordings at higher volumes"
"the sound got distorted a lot and was terrible."
"Stormbox Blast, which becomes just treble at maximum"
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"There is no microphone or WiFi connectivity for voice calls, smart home integration, or music streaming services like Spotify connect."
"I really wish Bose had this work with Airplay. ... not having it on the Max is a miss ... At the price they re asking, it should offer WiFi."
"or WiFi of the Brane"
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"Also when you join the max with the flex in party mode there is a noticeable delay between each speaker which you don’t get with the JBL."
"one Minirig3 became faulty, so got a refund instead of a replacement due to the really buggy app connectivity for wireless stereo play. ... The bugginess of the app for the minirig3 is very well documented"
"They can be tricky to pair in stereo if you want to use them with more than one device but the sound is amazing."
Yeah the Bose max is 100 times better and the EQ does work well because it only affects the low and mid bass so you cannot make it sound muddy in any way. If you need a recommendation for the size, it might sound surprising but the Earfun Uboom L is the absolute best small speaker i've ever heard/seen. I'm a EQ nerd so the 10 band equalizer along with the outdoor button that expands the soundstage a lot (wich is something i care a lot on speakers) is a W. I have like 15 custom eq's saved, and to make the comparison, i've had 2 JBL Charge 5's and a JBL flip 6, and the Earfun sounds as bassy and loud as the Charge 5 while being exactly the same size of the ULT Field 1, none of the three can compare.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Beats Pill 2024 vs JBL flip 6 vs Sony Ult field 1 vs Bose sound link flex ->Not at all, i don't know why that would happen to you
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • New Xiaomi bluetooth speaker ->I've only used the AUX once so i'm not sure but there was no latency
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • New Xiaomi bluetooth speaker ->That explains it I have mine at work and don't always use it and thought my coworkers were using it because I would find it around 50% sometimes lol
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Bose Soundlink Plus vs Bose Soundlink Max ->I have The SoundLink max its amazing but lmao there's so many other better speakers out there than on your list
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best Bluetooth speaker of all time ->Personally i find the x600 awful. Charge 5 comes to mind given your requirements or even soundlink max.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best portable Bluetooth speaker to Buy? ->Denon envaya 150/200/250, Sony srs x55, x77, Harman Kardon Onyx 3,4, Xiaomi Sound Move, Créative Sound Blaster Road 2, Marshall Stockwell, Marshall Emberton 2, Harman Kardon Go + play (the one from 2016), Riva S, Riva Festival, Bose SoundLink Max, Bogasing S8 Pro Max, soundcore x600, Doss soundbox XL, Jambox, Sony srs xb33. I made "widest immersive stéréo imaging soundstage" one of my first point when i buy a speaker, and i like to try the most possible. they have all différents sizes, from différents years ,but all of them have insane soundstage with great stéréo separation for the size. Seems that older bluetooths speakers was better on point than recents ones (except for somes).
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Which single Bluetooth speaker has the best stereo imaging with the widest soundstage? ->I would suggest spend extra bucks and buy Bose sound link Max. You would enjoy the crisp and deep sounds.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best bluetooth speaker? ->I found myself the Bose Soundlink Max the best in terms of sound quality. If too expensive, then a Bose Flex Soundlink, the small one sounds powerfull and amazing, even outdoors for small parties and its only about 100 bucks and the beauty of it is that they can be paired in twos so it gives an wide stereo effect, still cheaper then a Max.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best speaker for bedroom ->I would recommend the Bose Soundlink Max, yes there are speakers in its price point or even cheaper that sound similar or even better. BUT none of those speakers are as compact and easily portable as the max, ie Boom 2, Boom 2 Plus, Blast or Onyx. They are all very much larger and not as portable. So if you’re looking for big sound in a very reasonable package, the Max is the way to go.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • What’s the loudest speaker, with the best sound, that I can easily take on an airplane? Under $300 please. ->I have the Bose soundlink max and had the Middleton, the Bose sounds a lot cleaner and I think looks more modern and elegant. Don’t listen to those that say what about X speaker or X speaker sounds better than you find out that X speaker is better because it’s just gigantic (jbl boombox or Union X).
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Bose soundlink max or Marshall middleton ->I think you'd be happy with either a sony ult field 5 or bose soundlink max.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best Bluetooth Speaker 2025? ->I have a bose and while it is expensive: I find it to have the most clear sound and also the most portable of any speaker i own. Everything about it just feels premium
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • BOSE Soundlink max VS JBL Xtreme 4 VS Soundcore boom 2 - My take ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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