I had wanted something like this and have been so pleased with it. I just get Pandora Christmas music on my iPad and it is paired with this speaker and I can take the speaker anywhere in my 2000 sq. ft. main floor of my house and have this wonderful music. The tone is super and I love the smallness of it because it's easy to grab and place anywhere. A plus too that you can change the volume right at the speaker.

The Bose Soundlink Mini II is an exceptionally good bluetooth speaker. It is clear and concise and puts out a lot of sound. The only thing that irks me is this "Shipping Mode" Whenever the speaker is not powered up for 3 or 4 days it goes into "Shipping Mode" and you can't power it up again unless you connect it to the cradle or plug it in to an AC power source. At first I was concerned enough about this irritating issue to think about returning it but the speaker sounds so much better than other Bluetooth speakers that I've heard that I'll go ahead and keep it but I hope that Bose comes up with a firmware upgrade to allow users to turn this "Shipping Mode" off as it is irritating to have to connect it to a AC power source to power it up if I don't use it for 3 or 4 days.

I was happy when I bought my Bose Sound link mini II. last Sep 2015. Sounds was great & has a long 8 hrs of battery. BUT I just realized today April 2016 that this expensive piece of equipment is NOT compatible with Voice memos application. So don't buy it until this issue is solved. The cheaper Bose bluetooth color mini has no compatible issue with voice memos application at all. So I would NOT expect that the more expensive Bose Soundlink mini bluetooh speaker II would be missing this feature. I have high hopes for Bose product so I hope the Bose technical team could send out an update to fix this issue. Or you could still buy it if you don't plan to use voice memo.

I bought this product in July (2016) and its been perfect until one day, this orange-yellow/amber color appeared on the battery icon. I have no idea why this is happening and I cannot seem to find a solution. I've tried resetting the speaker but this orange-yellow/amber color appears and it just kills my battery. I can only charge the battery until 80% and from then on, even if I'm not using the speaker, the battery keeps going lower and lower. The quality is a 5 stars and I want to give it 5 stars but unless they can resolve this issue, its going to be a one star from me.

I kept my Soundlink mini on my desk in the cradle and no I noticed the battery indicator is solid red. tried moving to another AC outlet, tried charging without the cradle, tried the reset and then tried to upload new firmware, .....but the battery is dead, ....so it tells me to re-charge for awhile and then re-try. well that won't work, since the battery taking any charge seems to be the issue. So I guess I have a paperweight, or I can send out and pay more, for a replacement battery??

There are many, many more Bluetooth speakers on the market that sound and perform much, much better. If you buy this, you are buying name only. This speaker does not get very loud and has a bloated bass sound. Don’t misunderstand... I am not saying that bass is heavy, it is just over emphasized. Poor mids and strange highs. Distorts very easily, and sounds strange with some genres. Keep shopping and listen first before buying.

Just got this a few days ago and I absolutely love it. Great design, compact and sleek but offers a punch of sound. This thing gets pretty loud and offers great bass! I ordered in white and it matches my MacBook perfectly (I'm weird about that stuff haha) LOVE IT

This mini speaker made me to retire all the other speakers that I have at home. Great sound for that size. I take it wherever I go. Office, camping and etc. Great choice to impress others and takeover a boring small group with your music. I recommend to buy the cover to protect the smooth finishing.

The Soundlink Mini II is really the perfect portable speaker that doesn't comprise heavily on audio performance. Bluetooth connects flawlessy and the voice prompts work extremely well. Battery life is surprisingly good even when cranking up the speaker. Speaking of the sound, the sound has very well-defined trebles and mids and bass is definitely full and tight. For a speaker this size, the audio quality is excellent. As for the design, the lovely carbon aluminium enclosure really gives a sense of "premium" and feels very durable. Really love my Soundlink Mini II.

Received the SoundLink Mini II last week and am very happy with it so far. Bose is known for engineering incredible sound in devices with small footprints and the SoundLink Mini II is no exception. I have listened to everything from acoustic folk, to Stan Getz, to Tom Petty, to Vivaldi's Four Seasons, to the rich booming score of Out of Africa - all sound fantastic. Yes, it's not true stereo, but the clarity, range and bass are pretty impressive. The speaker has good heft and a sleek design. It took less than a minute to set up and connect to my IPod. I realize this speaker has been around for several years, but for me, the sound quality, easy set up and price point make it an excellent value. I like simplicity and couldn't care less about voice control or other bells and whistles.