Bose - SoundLink Max
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"these have the deepest, cleanest and "tumpiest" bass out there."
"the Devialet has cleaner, punchier, loud-without-overwhelming-the-mix bass."
"They're the best sounding by far. ... I find the stock tuning so good xD ... the Gemini is more balanced overall, with great oomph in the bass."
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"superb sound quality when paired to my OnePlus 8T & using LDHC"
"the minirig is the smallest thing you can get that can output that kind of sound ... Anything the same size will either... lack volume"
"Nonetheless they sound so good I end up just using one in mono lol."
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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..."
"$179 is pretty nuts. ... As long as people keep buying them and paying the esports tax, they're gonna keep selling them at this crazy price. ... The G305 feels really similar, but at 1/3 the price. ... I don't truely understand why the G pro light is all the rage. ... I used a G pro for a week, and while it did feel very smooth and responsive, I also had a G305 that felt very similar."
"For that price, I could get a Bose 500 which has proper stereo, or a JBL Authentics 300, which has 2 tweeters left and right where they belong, and a woofer in the middle. ... I returned the Max and have kept the Bose 500."
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"The battery drains 25% per week while turned OFF!"
"The Max has a design flaw - the battery drains about 7% per week without even turning it on. ... I had one and returned it for this reason because everyone else I talked to that had one, had the same issue."
"the Flex gen 2 bleeds battery at about 10% per week. ... So if you had the Flex 2 without charging in two months, it'll be dead. ... Bose refuses to acknowledge this problem."
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"the sound got distorted a lot and was terrible."
"Stormbox Blast, which becomes just treble at maximum"
"I had UE boom in the past (the 1 and then the 3), I was satisfied with their battery life but they ended up having a lot of sound distortion on high volume after a while"
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"or WiFi of the Brane"
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"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."
"A known audio sync problem with the flex 2."
5XDylanBISHF 1.0That 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
Agitated_Creme6631 1.0I have The SoundLink max its amazing but lmao there's so many other better speakers out there than on your list
alan_ross_reviews 1.0Personally i find the x600 awful. Charge 5 comes to mind given your requirements or even soundlink max.
allkatraze 1.0Denon 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).
_-Armageddon-_ 1.0Your closest bet is Bose Soundlink Max. It adds 150 bucks to the bill with a sound comparable to the Go+Play 3. Some argue its better, but it just depends on your taste.
Name 5 things Bose is better than HK?
I know people who will go for Bose anytime. I hate the boxy sound plus it doesn't come cheap. HK price range and sound, nothing comes close.
arunmk_12 1.0I would suggest spend extra bucks and buy Bose sound link Max. You would enjoy the crisp and deep sounds.
AVELUMN 1.0I 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.
Away_Maybe2862 1.0I 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).
Beneficial_Earth_559 1.0I think you'd be happy with either a sony ult field 5 or bose soundlink max.
Broad_Top463 1.0I 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
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