Bose - SoundLink Mini II

I have a similar SoundLink Mini (yours is a Micro), also a gift from an employer, from 2015. Sounds great and I haven't noticed any decrease in battery life over the years. Unfortunately mine is a Mini **II**. The first-gen Mini the battery came out with four screws for extremely easy replacement; Bose even has instructions on the website. The Mini II came out in 2015 and looks and functions exactly the same way, but they entirely changed the guts, so [replacing the battery now requires nearly completely disassembling the unit to desolder a ribbon cable from the motherboard, and then reflashing the device's firmware from a computer with Bose proprietary software,](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Bose+SoundLink+Mini+II+Battery++Replacement/84991) with not great odds of success for a DIYer. So if I ever have to replace the battery I'm probably screwed. Hopefully it'll be able to run directly from USB power after the battery goes. I have no idea if all the newer Bose speakers have had the same anti-repair design changes, but something to pay attention to when shopping for one.

For traveling I always bring a single Minirig. Long battery, tough, and great bass for a small dude. If we pack good I throw a second one in my wife’s bag. However I did love the Soundlink mini 2 for the longest until it died

Bose Soundlink mini II. Compact, good quality sound, built with metal... still rocking after years of use. In my opinion the definite design they should've keep building it and not change the shapes.

I have the Mini II, great speaker

Too many comments to read but I’m sure someone else will defend the Boss Soundlink Mini 2. That thing was cutting edge in what a small Bluetooth speaker could do. Great build, nice bass. Can even easily replace the battery when it ages.

Their products are of great build quality and often virtually indestructible (my Soundlink Mini 2 for example has survived bathing in the atlantic ocean, multiple excavations, falling off a mountain, rockfalls in a quarry, and much more). They have an amazing customer service. Their ANC is very good.

I actually like the Bose sound link mini II for my portable synth setup. But I’d never buy it as my main listening setup. It’s considered bad value and caters for the public more than audiophiles - generally speaking

I still use Bose Soundlink Mini ii in the old car. Occasionally tried searching for some better ones but nothing comes up. Either bad for placement or sound quality not worth upgrading.

I've got 2 Bose Soundlink II and run them in Stereo mode. Pretty damn happy with them. Nice clear sound and punchy bass without being too muddy

Because for some people it's more than enough. My ex was happy with the sound out of my old Bose Soundlink II that i gave her (she had no speakers at all, only used headphones or the sound out of her monitor lol) and she started listening to music again through the thing, so i tried to coax her in the direction of a set of proper computer speakers, but she just didn't want that because it "cluttered her desk" And here i am.... Sitting with a set of floor standing Synthese Classic III Speakers and an hi-fi amp to drive it all, going to an audio interface on the computer, because i cannot stand bad audio. Every time someone in the rehearsal room wants to let us listen to something and they pull out their phone and hold it against a microphone i cringe because you can also (with a small adapter) plug your phone in to the mixing desk we have and it'll sound good.