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| Product Dimensions | 1.4 x 3.9 x 3.9 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 10.2 ounces |
| ASIN | B0748N1BZD |
| Item model number | 783342-0100 |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #13 in Portable Bluetooth Speakers#255 in MP3 & MP4 Player Accessories |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | September 22, 2017 |
| Manufacturer | Bose Corporation |
Amazon Customer –
I’ve owned practically every Bluetooth speaker out there and ever made. I have 5 of them right now. Three are Bose. The SoundLink Mini 2 – the best Bluetooth speaker ever made and still the one to beat – the SoundLink Color, (it gets higher volume than the SL Mini 2, but the Mini 2 sounds better), and now the SL Micro. I also have the Soundmatters FoxL v2, which has an Aux port and a mounting bracket for my bicycle, (though I now use it just as a computer/phone speaker). And I have a Denon, which I bring to the beach. Small, good volume, decent enough sound.But back to the SL Micro here… For one, it connects very quickly to Bluetooth on my phone. It wakes up when I try to connect it, which is awesome. The sound is VERY good. Not as rich as the SL Mini 2, but very good. I like the size, and I like the ruggedness of it. I like the volume – it gets loud and doesn’t distort. And, mostly, it’s the PERFECT speaker for my bike. I have 4 bikes and only one bracket for the FoxL on one bike. And the Bose sounds better than the FoxL, though not by much. The FoxL is quite good, but not as loud as the Micro or nearly as good on bass.So, the Micro is now going to be my favorite go-to travel speaker. WELL worth $79.
sailorboy414 –
I am not a big fan of Bose products, but I looked at the reviews on Youtube,. Then I found it at the airport, tried it and was impressed by the sound coming out of such a small package.Bought it, but my friend heard it and he was going away the next day. He made me sell mine to him so I ordered another one. Very nice product.
linjber –
I bought this speaker because I have the slightly larger Bose SoundLink speaker and love it. I wanted a smaller speaker and am thrilled with this purchase. It arrived a day sooner than expected and the packaging was such that damage would be unlikely. It paired effortlessly with my iPhone 7 (Bose app was already installed) and also with my PC (no Bose app.) The sound quality is typical of what you’d expect from Bose. The controls are easy to use. The rubber strap is sturdy and snaps securely, though I probably won’t use that feature to attach it to a belt or book bag strap. My test for the day was to see if the battery really lasts up to 6 hours as advertised. It’s been playing continuously for 9 hours now and the battery is at 60%, so the battery life is considerably longer than advertised. I’d say this speaker is actually better than I expected it to be. Edit: Battery is at 50% after 13 hours of play back.I got the portable case for it (separate review) and that seems to be perfect, too.
Justin –
The Bose SoundLink Micro is far and away the best small speaker I’ve used yet. I’ve used countless no-name brand speakers and other brand name speakers (and countless ~20-30 dollar ‘waterproof’ speakers on Amazon) and this one absolutely blows those away.I already had expectations as to what this would sound like, however, I was still surprised by the amount of bass the speaker was able to put out. And I don’t mean loud, droning bass, but bass that makes a song sound like it’s coming from a bigger speaker – everything sounds authentic. Drum kicks and other instruments come out convincingly with a nice punch. The Micro is a very musical speaker with nice presence. The treble is very smooth – so you can listen to it for long periods of time without it tiring your ears out at high volume, but it’s also never dull – everything has a nice sparkle to it when called for.Everything but the Girl’s ‘Missing’ (2013 remaster) immediately shows off the Bose’s advantage in bass compared to other speakers of its size (particularly against the JBL Clip 3, and JBL GO). The song starts off with a constant bass line and adds another on top that matches the rhythm of the music. The Bose reproduces the two distinct bass lines with confidence without sounding muddled. Tracey Thorn’s vocals come through excellent and aren’t drowned out by the bass – and neither are the other instruments in the midrange.Madonna’s Music titletrack has a very deep bassline. The Revolve+ renders the song with a little too much upperbase – while it sounds fine at normal volume levels, at high levels the Revolve+ sounds boxy and smaller than it should. Due to the Micro’s smaller size, and even though it is bass-boosted like the Revolve+, it actually ends up sounding more natural than the Revolve+. Volume pumping is minimal in this track. The Micro can occasionally volume pump at levels greater than 2/3 when the music stops as an artist continues singing or during the start of a song before the music starts. While not ideal, it doesn’t volume pump as much as I expected it to.Rush’s YYZ has great treble presence at the beginning with cymbals and other instrumentation. It comes through very crisp and cuts through the midrange and bass without issue. Geddy Lee’s bass solo near the middle really comes through.Classical music, and really most music in general, from pop, rock, country, electronic/dance sound very decent as the Bose maintains a flat sound signature in the midrange with a small boost in bass. The treble is somewhat rolled off, but this prevents the speaker from sounding harsh – which I prefer.It’s able to maintain most of its composure up until around 75%. You may notice compression at this level under certain circumstances. It’ll sound decent up until around 85% – at this point basslines may disappear, depending on the song, however, it music still sounds full and it won’t sound tinny. For the most part, it still sounds like a bigger speaker at this level. Above 85% up and up til 100% can be dicey. Most music actually sounds fine with the speaker pointed toward you head-on. Off-axis, it may sound strained, but not bad. It gets surprisingly loud. Older music, such as from the Beach Boys’ actually sound very decent at these high levels (likely due to the fact that the songs have little bass), and the basslines they do have, typically remain while most newer music is compressed more at these higher volumes. You can fool the speaker into playing louder if you don’t mind reducing bass with an equalizer app (e.g. reduce the left-hand side of the equalizer adjustments).Some reviews have complained about the treble or are trying to compare it to the Soundlink Mini (which I also have). It is different – the Micro is a ‘flatter’ and more accurate speaker than the Mini – which has a noticeable treble boost which some people say gives the old Mini ‘clarity’ over the Micro – even though the Micro is technically the more correct speaker. This isn’t in the Mini’s favor at high volumes as the compression can make the Mini sound sharp, while the Micro doesn’t end up hurting your ears. And you don’t lose anything with the Micro being a mono speaker compared to the Mini being stereo – while it’s possible to tell the difference between the two from that perspective, it just isn’t practical as you lose stereo separation if you are more than a few feet or otherwise are not facing the mini directly. The Micro sounds the same from most directions as audio fires up instead of from the front of the speaker.The Micro’s battery lasts for quite a while. At volumes above a little above half, I get around 6-7 hours easily, and get 8-12 at even lower volumes. The speaker sounds great even at low volumes. Bass is dynamically boosted at lower levels – keeping the sound full, which is a problem for many of these small speakers. In general, I find most smaller speakers don’t sound any better than your phone’s built-in speakers at low volumes. The Bose definitely has a nice presence at low volume – it makes it easy to fall asleep to if you use it before you go to bed.I also have the SoundLink Revolve+, and until you reach the top volume of the Micro, the two speakers sound remarkably similar when paired in party or stereo mode. They only differ in certain tracks with very deep bass or when you push the Revolve+’s volume past the Micro’s max volume – but listening to them in stereo is a surprisingly pleasant experience. It seems like the speakers volume match when they pair – so it sounds fairly balanced, you can however make one louder / quieter than the other by pushing the volume buttons separately on each speaker.The Bose app is not required to use the speaker. However, you can adjust the auto-off time in specific increments and remove previously paired devices through the app, otherwise, most things within the app, like turning voice prompts off or shutting the auto-off timer entirely, can be done with button presses on the speaker. You can easily find the manual by going to Bose.com -> Speakers -> SoundLink Micro and the manual is under their Support section.As for its closest competition, the B&O P2, the Bose is fully waterproof while the former doesn’t have any weather proofing (I didn’t think B&O advertised any water resistance but apparently some reviews state the speaker is splash proof). The battery on the Bose lasts much longer on maximum than the P2 (2-ish hours compared to a 5-ish for the Bose), even though the P2 isn’t much louder than the Bose. And most importantly, the Bose is way cheaper and has a flatter frequency response than the P2. However, I actually like the flatter form factor of the P2 – you’ll notice in B&O’s advertising that they show the P2 can fit in some jean pockets – while the Micro fits more in larger cargo pants/shorts or coat pockets. The P2 and the Anker’s I have above have a large treble boost which, superficially, may sound nice for a few minutes, but quickly becomes tiring when the speaker is within a few feet from you since things become bright and shrill easily. In my opinion, the Anker Soundcore Sport is the next closest competition. It is pretty much the same size as the Micro, they’re both IPX7 waterproof, and they both feature ~1.5 inch drivers with a passive radiator. It’s also only 40 dollars compared to the Bose. However, the Sport is covered in a hard rubber and the buttons on that speaker have practically zero feedback – so no ‘click’ or noticeable indent when pushed – which can make the speaker hard to use, especially when wet. Sound-wise, the Bose definitely wins – but the Anker puts up a good fight for being only $40. Primarily, it lacks the bass the Micro offers. As a plus, the Sport doesn’t have the trouble boost it’s smaller and non-waterproof brother, the Soundcore Mini and the B&O does – it sounds pretty flat across the midrange and treble – but just doesn’t sound as full as the Micro. If you can afford it, the Bose is an easy choice over either Anker.The newest competition in this speaker size is probably the Minirig Mini. Reviewer Oluv (as noted in his own review of the speaker on this Amazon listing) has done an extensive review of the Minirig Mini on his YouTube channel. I have not heard it in person but it does appear to have an advantage in sound quality if you’re willing to forego the smaller size of the Bose, along with waterproofing (the Minirig Mini is supposedly water resistant, like the Revolve+ – so it can handle splashes, but I wouldn’t trust getting water on a paper-cone speaker that the Revolve+ and Minirig Mini have). Minirig’s parent company specializes in underwater audio, however, so it seems odd to produce a speaker that isn’t actually water proof. I used to scoff at speakers that introduced water resistance or 360 degree sound – but now that I have them, I don’t think I’d give them up. Keeping all that in mind, the Minirig Mini’s can automatically pair in stereo mode, without needing an app or complicated button pushes on every use, once you’ve set them up previously, which I’m jealous of.If something were to happen with my Micro, I would easily buy it again (even though it being the cheapest Bose speaker, it still isn’t cheap and cost ~5x as much as the Anker speakers) because simply: it sounds better, the battery lasts much longer than many others in it’s class (much longer than the Anker’s max), and I don’t doubt its durability.Edit: I added some more about the Anker Soundcore products I have since those are the closest in competition next to the B&O P2, in my opinion.Edit 2: 04/2018 – 6-ish months later. I’ve used this speaker every day since I got it back in October of 2017 (I listen to music a lot). It’s probably my favorite bluetooth speaker that I have ever purchased (even including the original Soundlink Mini and newer and larger Revolve+, both of which I still have) not necessarily because it sounds better than the two – but it can definitely compete at lower volumes, but because of its small factor and waterproofing. This is the first expensive speaker that I have that actually feels durable – I don’t worry about babying it like I do with the Mini and Revolve+. Along with the Revolve+, as I noted above – they both work surprisingly well when paired together in party/stereo mode – so if you need something louder than the Micro (and can afford it) I would definitely recommend getting the Revolve+ and pairing the two together so you can have something small for regularly every day use and something for a party on the weekends!Edit 3: 07/2018 – 9-ish months later: I’ve added more comparison speakers and updated how the speaker sounds with certain test tracks. Micro is still going strong (and still use it everyday).Edit 4: 10/2018 – A little after the 1 year mark. Still use it every day since I’ve gotten it – battery shows no sign of decline. I wanted to point out a few things I missed and noticed haven’t been mentioned in other reviews:1) Even at low volumes, you can really feel the bass when holding the speaker. The speaker won’t vibrate due to its soft silicone covered body – but there’s something fun about not just listening – but literally feeling the music.2) A lot of people are complaining about a *very neat* feature that most other non-Bose bluetooth speakers do not have in that you can turn on the Micro (and other Bose Revolve speakers) remotely from your device e.g. selecting the Micro in your Bluetooth list automatically turns it on without needing to push the power button on the speaker. This is particularly helpful on their larger speakers, like when the Revolve+ is mounted on a tripod somewhere. This only works if your device has previously paired with the speaker (as evidenced in the Bose Connect App device history list) – so only you can turn the device on remotely. But some are complaining because they decided to connect it to a smart device i.e. an Echo, Fire stick, etc. – with the problem being that when those devices update overnight, for example, they’ll reconnect upon completion which makes the speaker wake up in the middle of the night. You can simply disable the pairing in the Bose app for the problem smart device and this fixes the issue. I would be very disappointed if Bose removed this functionality due to a small few who can’t use the speaker correctly.3) I will note a flaw with connecting the speaker to a PC (or a Mac) which also effects the larger Revolve speakers. PCs don’t support linked volume control like our phones do – i.e. when you change the volume on your phone, it immediately changes on the Bose, and vice-versa, but instead you have independent volume control (e.g. the PC has it’s own volume level and the Bose has it’s own volume level set by the volume buttons on the speaker itself). However, when connected to a PC, the Bose’s volume buttons are locked (when you push -/+ the status light on the speaker blinks on/off to like that action is unavailable). This would be fine if the internal volume on the Bose was set to 100% – where then you can simply use the PC volume to control the speaker volume – this would mimic absolute volume control. However, the Bose’s internal volume fixed at a low volume – meaning even if the PC volume is set to 100%, the volume may still be quite low on the speaker. Bose should allow the physical volume buttons to be used in this case to increase the volume on the speaker’s end or simply max out the internal volume while we control the volume from the PC.None of this changes the 5 star rating. On a future gen Micro, though, I would like to see, at a minimum, a type-C USB port with USB audio like the larger Revolve line which has micro-USB with USB audio. It would be nice to see an increase in either battery life or fidelity at higher volumes (not necessarily louder but I definitely wouldn’t complain).
CJ Matthews –
This has huge bass, especially for a Bose product. I was totally blown away when I turned this little bad boy up. I love that it is waterproof and it definitely feels rugged. I will not be hesitant to take this biking or out in the woods and I am already turning this on when I wake up in the morning and just bringing into the shower so I don’t have to stop listening to my audiobook or music.This speaker is the ultimate multi-functioning sound machine. It’s small enough to take anywhere and produces better and bigger sound than much larger and more expensive speakers. Bose really put a lot of thought into this one and produced another winner!
Wilson Charlton –
I received this on tuesday, nov. 7, 2017, and it was an early Christmas gift for myself ! I opened the box, and knew, just from the weight of it, I had a quality product. The ” Instructions” paper, however, is totally useless —– unless you are really into FCC rules and warnings !! The bluetooth connection is simple and fast utilizing the universal icons.It is not necessary to use the ‘Bose Connect App’. O.K.— It feels good to touch, and it really looks good , but how does it sound ?? Let me say I was really impressed with the richness of tone listening to many genres of music. This diminutive speaker has an outstanding frequency response.The fullness of sound noted especially when playing orchestral music,which is a huge task for other tiny speakers.With the Bose Micro, each separate instrument can be heard distinctly, from the thumping tympani to the tingling triangle with no muddiness or stringency. Listener fatigue is not a factor. This is the best small speaker I have listened to !!
Austin gal –
I am so excited about this portable, Bluetooth speaker that I’m writing this review less than 24 hours after receiving it. This device also seems to support hands free calling per the instructions, but I haven’t tried that yet. As soon as I have time I’ll post a video proving what I’m saying here, but for now I am just blown away with the sound quality and volume I can get from this compared to MANY other portable Bluetooth speakers I’ve tried. I bought 2 off Amazon and returned them (I left the worst review I’ve ever written for one and just couldn’t be bothered with the other). It takes a lot to get me into an actual store, but I even went to Best Buy and a very sharp sales guy pointed me to the 3 best options they have. After listening to them I was underwhelmed and disappointed.I almost gave up on finding a small, portable speaker that was significantly better than my iPhone speakers so I can listen to audiobooks/music off my phone while driving. My 2005 SUV is in amazingly great shape, but it doesn’t have Bluetooth or hands free calling built in. I struggle to hear my iPhone speakers over road noise and I don’t like wearing earphones every time I get in the car, which is why I was looking at portable Bluetooth speakers. Plus I can use the speaker around the house for my iPhone, tablet, etc.This thing quite literally rocks! It gets so loud that I didn’t even get to the max volume before it actually hurt my ears, and that was with the speaker on the other side of the living room. No other portable Bluetooth speaker I tried even came close to this! And even at a very loud volume the sound quality is shockingly good, especially considering this is such a small device. I am just thrilled with this purchase. I can hold it in the palm of my hand and there’s a rubber strap to “mount” it on an umbrella pole or other small diameter item. I wouldn’t trust the strap to hold tight on a bike or other moving object, as the Bose documentation suggests, but it’s a nice little feature.The only two “cons” are price and setup, but these are minor in context. Most competing products I found range from $30-$60, but everything I found in this range is about on par in terms of sound quality/volume…they suck. So the $109 price point for this Bose speaker is high in comparison, but well worth it when you consider the vastly better sound. FWIW, some of the speakers I tried at Best Buy were also around $100 and they were terrible.As to the setup, Bose instructs you to start by downloading a mobile app, but to be honest, I haven’t yet figured out why you even need that app since it’s so straight forward to connect a phone/tablet/etc. to a Bluetooth speaker. I feel like the Bose app complicates that process for no good reason, but there may be something super cool you can do via the app that I just haven’t found yet. I’m going to play with it over the weekend and will update this review if I find something. Either way, this more odd than a big deal so I wouldn’t take away a star for it.I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a portable Bluetooth speaker with outstanding sound quality and volume. Many others claim you can use their speaker to add music to an impromptu get together, but this is the first I’ve seen that stands up to that claim!
RowNut405 –
I went back and forth about whether to buy this thing for about a month. I already have a Bose Soundlink Revolve so buying another speaker seemed rather wasteful and redundant. But, I finally caved and bought it for myself for Christmas and I’m glad I did. It’s smaller and lighter than the Revolve making the Micro much easier to carry around, not that the Revolve is huge or anything, but its round shape makes carrying the Revolve a bit more awkward to fit comfortably into my bag. Plus, when I need a portable speaker, I tend to be carrying around a lot of crap so the less weight I can schlep around, the better. The Micro is small, sleek and lightweight making it barely noticeable in a bag or purse. The sound of the Revolve is a little more robust than on the Micro, but the Micro kicks out way more sound than I expected from such a small package. It’s very impressive and sounds great for what I need it to do. The sound is clear with good bass and shockingly powerful for such a small speaker. As an added bonus, the Micro is an amazing shower speaker. I didn’t buy the Micro with the intent of using it in the shower, but adding it to my morning routine has made a world of difference. I’m not gonna lie. I am not a morning person. Okay, that’s a huge understatement. Seriously, I wake up hating the universe and everyone in it… even you. I prefer to avoid any social interactions before noon. It’s that bad. Since I started listening to music in the shower with my trusty Soundlink Micro, my morning related rage has decreased significantly. I can now tolerate social interactions by 9:00 or 10:00. Give me a cup of Earl Gray and I can probably push it to 8:00. The little strappy thing on the back of the speaker is simple but effective for hanging the speaker in the shower or anywhere else. I come out of the shower clean, refreshed and 50% less homicidal. It’s a Festivus miracle! So in summary, I highly recommend the Bose Soundlink Micro if you just need a small, durable lightweight speaker that sounds much bigger than it is. It’s now my go-to speaker when I need one on the go and my Revolve has taken up residence at my office where it pumps out my favorite tunes keeping me awake and drowning out the drudgery of the workday.
Fred –
I already own a Bose Revolve, which is great. I debated whether I wanted (vs “needed”) the Micro, but bought that too. Boy, does it sound great! My use for it would be for (mostly) out-of-house use.Pluses:-It tough. Seemingly unbreakable.-It sounds great. Not quite the peripheral sound of the Revolve, but definitely 80-90%.-It’s compact.Other…-They say the battery life is 6 hours, but I think it’s longer when it’s not played constantly at full volume.-It pairs well with the Revolve in both Party Mode and Stereo modes-It does NOT come with an auxiliary jack like the Revolve. No biggie. Just an FYIOther, Part 2:-Initially the Party and Stereo Mode pairing was weird, but here are my suggests.1. Download the Bose Connect App2. Find EACH device and download the Firmware updates for each/any of your Bose speakers3. DO NOT ASSUME they arrive at you house with the Firmware updated. Weirdly, they don’t!4. You have to update each speaker separately. Each one takes forever, it seems. Like 23 minutes each.5. When both the Revolve and the Micro are updated firmware-wise, THEN it’s easy to pair them for Party and/or Stereo Modes through the Bose Connect app.Footnotes:1. If you own an Echo or two like I do, the Party/Stereo modes WILL NOT pair with your Echo, Dot or Show.2. It has to be through your phone only.Perhaps this will be enabled in a future Echo and/or Bose update. But as of now (Jan 30, 2018) you can’t.3. Finally, and this is personal, if you don’t like getting a phone call through your Revolve and/or Micro when it’s paired to your phone’s Bluetooth, simply find that device on the Bluetooth setting on your phone.THEN open the “sprocket” to that device to the right… You will see several boxes ticked. UNTICK the “phone” to not receive calls through the Revolve and/or Micro. BUT be sure to keep “media” checked as that is how you hear music.
Ethan Mckie –
This is Exactly what I wanted from Bose, a water resistant speaker and tough enough to handle extream situations, I’m currently deployed in Afghanistan and this speaker is loud enough with perfect bass for its size, the sound quality is unmatched to the JBL flip 3 I have, though the JBL is louder but does not that the quality or bass I wanted.You get what you pay for with Bose products, now mind you this is a tiny speaker so don’t think you are gonna get the sound like the Soundlink Mini, it’s a bigger speaker thus bigger sound. But if your looking for light weight and durable to carry into any situations, this is the speaker for you.I highly recommend this product for any Bose fan