Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen), Small Portable Wireless Outdoor Speaker with Hi-Fi Audio, Up to 12 Hours Battery Life, Waterproof and Dustproof, Sandstone

The Bose Soundlink Flex portable speaker packs a mighty punch that totally belies its size, and when you are travelling that is important! It’s 12 hours running time is plenty for most situations, and charging is quick via USB C charging. It’s easy to pair via Bluetooth and you can connect to several devices! It is waterproof and dust proof so you can use by the pool or beach without concern! There is controls on the speaker to pair and change volume making it easy to use, and it has a solid feel, which gives confidence that it will last a long time. The sound quality is good and goes to a high volume without showing sign of distortion. I got it at a very good price via Amazon’s Prime sale event which just made it all the sweeter!

Having recently bought a new MacBook Air, I was keen to find a portable Bluetooth speaker that would improve the MacBook's tinny sound. After having watched a few comparison videos on YouTube, I plumped for the Flex 2 SoundLink. It felt strange buying a speaker without hearing or seeing it, but I've had Bose products before and always liked their sound. Having used it for three weeks now I have to say I'm really impressed. It's so easy to use, immediately pairing to both my laptop and iPhone and for such a small speaker the sound is superb. Yes, it's not stereo, but the quality of the sound it produces is superb, neither tinny or boomy, just rich and surprisingly loud. I find it works best sat on a phone stand (I use the excellent Lamicall) and in conjunction with a portable Anker charger. Once charged, the battery lasts for hours (at least 10) and quickly recharges. Being portable and Bluetooth, you can take it anywhere you want, be it the bathroom or outside. The speaker can also be controlled via the Bose app which also allows you to alter the EQ levels (Although fairly basic, I imagine Bose will update the software at some point) All n all, I think this is a great little speaker - it has transformed listening to music on both my laptop and phone. Its understated looks and finish exude quality and the sound performance speaks for itself.

The audio quality is outstanding – rich, clear, and surprisingly powerful for its size. Easy to pair, solid battery life, and the build feels premium. Absolutely worth it.

Second one we bought. Love these speakers.Great value for money. Great sound that fills room. Nice and small and portable

Bought as a replacement for a broken Soundtouch10. Mainly for indoors use it has an excellent clear sound that comfortably fills a room at under half volume and an easy setup. Power on and connect via Bluetooth. Found I didn’t need the “Bose Connect” app to adjust the EQ settings, in fact this app couldn’t find the speaker. Instead I just use the entirely different Bose app. and that worked first time. Great quality and a decent price with very fast delivery.

Great... but just not quite fantastic.As others have grumbled on Reddit....The Sound link Flex 2 makes a rather loud and unsubtle "WHOMP!" sound when you turn it on, it connects to a device or if you simply plug it on charge. Not so great when you want to be discreet.There's no way of disabling this in the App settings and after speaking to Bose technical support...it's normal and cannot be disabled at present. Boo :(Hoping perhaps a future software / firmware update will make it an option to disable or at least turn down the "WHOMP" (c'mon Bose this would be SO easy!) as apart from this annoyance the speaker sounds great, battery is good, charge time is quick, water resistance is perfect for the shower and it looks and feels premium as you would expect from Bose......just that ruddy.... "WHOMP" urgh :/

Great sound from Bose as always . Powerful little speaker with a long battery life. Easy bluetooth link up .Perfect for home use and travel . Its also possible to link 2 of these speakers for even better sound which I hope to do when the speaker is on offer again.

Great sound quality and clarity at both high and low volume.The build quality is really good getting about 10 hours battery life on one full charge