Beautifully designed, good sound, compact size, October 26, 2011

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I own several bluetooth wireless speaker systems, the most recent of which is this Bose Soundlink. But I also own the Altec Lansing iMW725 inMotion Air Universal Wireless Speaker and considering its sound quality and price, its an extremely worthy consideration.

The Bose Soundlink speaker system is a well-made, except for the aux input on the back panel which looks unfinished, otherwise It is substantial in construction. It’s a bit hefty for a truly portable speaker, depending on what your definition of portable is. I’ve compared the sound of the Bose Soundlink to quite a few other speakers, including the aforementioned Altec-Lansing iMW725 and it’s got good sound, but it’s certainly not the golden standard by which all speakers should be judged.

The integrated cover/stand protects the speaker when its not in use but also serves as the speaker base/stand when the speaker is in use. The magnetic closure works really well and an added feature is that if the speaker is operating, simply closing the cover automatically turns off the speaker. That’s a thoughtful touch.

The speaker just exudes quality. I really don’t understand how Bose could leave the aux input looking so unfinished though. It’s really odd since it’s so obvious. Maybe it’s not a big deal, but for a relatively expensive piece of gear, I expect more. If feels good, it looks good and the sound is decent although I would not say it was spectacular.

It does have the ability to play very loud and produces a substantial amount of bass for a speaker so small. Bose is known for doing amazing things in the way their speakers produce bass and this speaker is no exception. However good the bass is, I did find this speaker lacking clarity and definition in the mid and high range. When this speaker is compared side by side to the Altec Lansing iMW725, the difference is profound. I can’t tell you it’s “better” than the Bose because that is a subjective judgement. For me, I do like the clarity of sound the Altec Lansing provides over the Bose Soundlink. However the Bose does produce more bottom end sound so if that’s what you like, you may prefer the Bose for that reason.

The Bose Soundlink has the ability to remember up to 6 different bluetooth devices which is great. If you attempt to add a 7th device, it will simply “forget” one of the previously paired devices to make room for the new device. No worries though, you can always add the “forgotten” device back at a later time.

There is no remote control provided and that’s not really a big deal because if you’re using an iPhone, for instance, you can control the loudness of the output of the iPhone on the phone itself, as well as stopping, pausing or changing song selections. But I can see where having a remote could be an advantage in some situations.

The volume control lacks any indication of where you are on the scale of loudness although the Bose has a volume indicator that will blink twice when the minimum or maximum level has been reached. But you don’t really have any idea where you are on that scale visually.

There is no tone adjustment on the speaker, all adjustments of that nature would have to be made on the device from which the Soundlink is paired to.

The ability to hook up an auxillary device via the provided mini-plug cable is very handy particularly if you want to hook up an mp3 player or other device that does not have any bluetooth capability. I’ve successfully paired a laptop, iPhone and desktop computer, all with bluetooth to the Soundlink with no difficulty whatsoever.

Overall I like the Bose Soundlink although I don’t feel as strongly about the quality of the sound. It is quite compact in size yet is solid. I can’t really believe that it gets as loud as it does with little distortion (always remember the “garbage in garbage out” maxim though. It will not magically make low bit-rate mp3′s sound good.) It “feels” good, has excellent build quality (except for the funky looking aux input,) it looks good and the batteries last a good long time. You can expect anywhere from 3-6 hours depending on how loud you have the system playing.

I would really recommend you listen to it before purchase if possible. As I’ve said, the Altec-Lansing iMW725 is 30-40% less in cost and to my ears provides an excellent sound, better balanced with no heaviness or boominess in the low-end, with much better stereo separation than the Bose and it has a remote control! But the form factor is different and in that regard I prefer the Bose.

It’s worth mentioning that there are a variety of different colored covers available for the Soundlink. They’re a bit pricey but do allow you to make yours stand out…

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Wow!, September 27, 2011

I am writing this about five hours after having received the Bose SoundLink Wireless Speaker. I opened the box, took the speaker out and in 2 minutes paired it with my Toshiba Thrive Tablet. I then played some classical music and said to myself, “Oh my goodness!” The sound of these speakers is amazing. The violins sound clear and distinct. Horns sound undistorted and smooth. The piano sounds like you are in the first row of the concert hall. The bass is at just the right mix with the mid-level and higher sounding instruments. The clarity of the sound is what stands out.

I then paired up an IPOD touch and played “Never My Love” by the Association. The vocals were clear and distinct and the instrumentation blended in very nicely. I am no audiophile but I am pretty discriminating. At several volume levels, these speakers sound great. They are among the best I have ever listened to.

With all of this, these speakers are portable because of the built-in battery. You can take these anywhere and have this quality of music. Amazing!

I have not seen any indication of some issues a few critics have mentioned. There was virtually no distortion and the sound did not seem to me to be compressed and equalized as some have observed.

Yes, you are paying a premium for a Bose product, but if you want quality, then this product is worth it.

I look forward to many hours of immersion in my favorite music, sounding very clear and true.

Bose hit a home run with this. I want to make it clear that this is an honest review and I have no connection with Bose whatsoever. Buy this and enjoy. I would give it six stars if I could.

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Amazing Speaker, September 25, 2011

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I recently purchased a Jambox because I was looking for a small wireless speaker that I could just throw in a bag and take wherever. While the size of the Jambox was nice, I always felt that it lacked in sound quality and felt the max volume was much too quiet. Thankfully Bose introduced this product while I was still in the return period with the Jambox, so I returned the Jambox and payed the extra in order to get the Soundlink. I was not completely sure what to expect from the Soundlink. I have one of the Sounddock speakers, and the sound from that device is amazing, so I was not expecting it to sound as good due to the smaller size, but just wanted something that surpassed the Jambox in volume and sound quality.

When I got the Soundlink home and tried it out, I was completely surprised. This little thing sounds amazing! As some other reviewers said, this really does make the Jambox sound like a toy in comparison. It really is quite amazing that something this small and portable produces audio that sounds this good. It is significantly larger than the Jambox, but its size still makes it very easy to take around in a bag. If you are looking for a portable, wireless, battery-powered speaker, you will not find a better one than the Soundlink Mobile speaker from Bose.

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Beautifully designed, good sound, compact size, October 26, 2011

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I own several bluetooth wireless speaker systems, the most recent of which is this Bose Soundlink. But I also own the Altec Lansing iMW725 inMotion Air Universal Wireless Speaker and considering its sound quality and price, its an extremely worthy consideration.

The Bose Soundlink speaker system is a well-made, except for the aux input on the back panel which looks unfinished, otherwise It is substantial in construction. It’s a bit hefty for a truly portable speaker, depending on what your definition of portable is. I’ve compared the sound of the Bose Soundlink to quite a few other speakers, including the aforementioned Altec-Lansing iMW725 and it’s got good sound, but it’s certainly not the golden standard by which all speakers should be judged.

The integrated cover/stand protects the speaker when its not in use but also serves as the speaker base/stand when the speaker is in use. The magnetic closure works really well and an added feature is that if the speaker is operating, simply closing the cover automatically turns off the speaker. That’s a thoughtful touch.

The speaker just exudes quality. I really don’t understand how Bose could leave the aux input looking so unfinished though. It’s really odd since it’s so obvious. Maybe it’s not a big deal, but for a relatively expensive piece of gear, I expect more. If feels good, it looks good and the sound is decent although I would not say it was spectacular.

It does have the ability to play very loud and produces a substantial amount of bass for a speaker so small. Bose is known for doing amazing things in the way their speakers produce bass and this speaker is no exception. However good the bass is, I did find this speaker lacking clarity and definition in the mid and high range. When this speaker is compared side by side to the Altec Lansing iMW725, the difference is profound. I can’t tell you it’s “better” than the Bose because that is a subjective judgement. For me, I do like the clarity of sound the Altec Lansing provides over the Bose Soundlink. However the Bose does produce more bottom end sound so if that’s what you like, you may prefer the Bose for that reason.

The Bose Soundlink has the ability to remember up to 6 different bluetooth devices which is great. If you attempt to add a 7th device, it will simply “forget” one of the previously paired devices to make room for the new device. No worries though, you can always add the “forgotten” device back at a later time.

There is no remote control provided and that’s not really a big deal because if you’re using an iPhone, for instance, you can control the loudness of the output of the iPhone on the phone itself, as well as stopping, pausing or changing song selections. But I can see where having a remote could be an advantage in some situations.

The volume control lacks any indication of where you are on the scale of loudness although the Bose has a volume indicator that will blink twice when the minimum or maximum level has been reached. But you don’t really have any idea where you are on that scale visually.

There is no tone adjustment on the speaker, all adjustments of that nature would have to be made on the device from which the Soundlink is paired to.

The ability to hook up an auxillary device via the provided mini-plug cable is very handy particularly if you want to hook up an mp3 player or other device that does not have any bluetooth capability. I’ve successfully paired a laptop, iPhone and desktop computer, all with bluetooth to the Soundlink with no difficulty whatsoever.

Overall I like the Bose Soundlink although I don’t feel as strongly about the quality of the sound. It is quite compact in size yet is solid. I can’t really believe that it gets as loud as it does with little distortion (always remember the “garbage in garbage out” maxim though. It will not magically make low bit-rate mp3′s sound good.) It “feels” good, has excellent build quality (except for the funky looking aux input,) it looks good and the batteries last a good long time. You can expect anywhere from 3-6 hours depending on how loud you have the system playing.

I would really recommend you listen to it before purchase if possible. As I’ve said, the Altec-Lansing iMW725 is 30-40% less in cost and to my ears provides an excellent sound, better balanced with no heaviness or boominess in the low-end, with much better stereo separation than the Bose and it has a remote control! But the form factor is different and in that regard I prefer the Bose.

It’s worth mentioning that there are a variety of different colored covers available for the Soundlink. They’re a bit pricey but do allow you to make yours stand out…

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Wow!, September 27, 2011

I am writing this about five hours after having received the Bose SoundLink Wireless Speaker. I opened the box, took the speaker out and in 2 minutes paired it with my Toshiba Thrive Tablet. I then played some classical music and said to myself, “Oh my goodness!” The sound of these speakers is amazing. The violins sound clear and distinct. Horns sound undistorted and smooth. The piano sounds like you are in the first row of the concert hall. The bass is at just the right mix with the mid-level and higher sounding instruments. The clarity of the sound is what stands out.

I then paired up an IPOD touch and played “Never My Love” by the Association. The vocals were clear and distinct and the instrumentation blended in very nicely. I am no audiophile but I am pretty discriminating. At several volume levels, these speakers sound great. They are among the best I have ever listened to.

With all of this, these speakers are portable because of the built-in battery. You can take these anywhere and have this quality of music. Amazing!

I have not seen any indication of some issues a few critics have mentioned. There was virtually no distortion and the sound did not seem to me to be compressed and equalized as some have observed.

Yes, you are paying a premium for a Bose product, but if you want quality, then this product is worth it.

I look forward to many hours of immersion in my favorite music, sounding very clear and true.

Bose hit a home run with this. I want to make it clear that this is an honest review and I have no connection with Bose whatsoever. Buy this and enjoy. I would give it six stars if I could.

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Amazing Speaker, September 25, 2011

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I recently purchased a Jambox because I was looking for a small wireless speaker that I could just throw in a bag and take wherever. While the size of the Jambox was nice, I always felt that it lacked in sound quality and felt the max volume was much too quiet. Thankfully Bose introduced this product while I was still in the return period with the Jambox, so I returned the Jambox and payed the extra in order to get the Soundlink. I was not completely sure what to expect from the Soundlink. I have one of the Sounddock speakers, and the sound from that device is amazing, so I was not expecting it to sound as good due to the smaller size, but just wanted something that surpassed the Jambox in volume and sound quality.

When I got the Soundlink home and tried it out, I was completely surprised. This little thing sounds amazing! As some other reviewers said, this really does make the Jambox sound like a toy in comparison. It really is quite amazing that something this small and portable produces audio that sounds this good. It is significantly larger than the Jambox, but its size still makes it very easy to take around in a bag. If you are looking for a portable, wireless, battery-powered speaker, you will not find a better one than the Soundlink Mobile speaker from Bose.

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Play your PC music collection all around your house wirelessly and with superior sound!, August 31, 2007

The Xmod Wireless comes in 2 parts, a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter connects very simply to your PC via USB and it functions as a USB soundcard, applying X-Fi sound enhancement to any sound or music that is passed through it. Compressed audio like AAC, WMA and MP3 files are upscaled to 24 bit quality and surround sound effects can be added.

You have to experience this to appreciate it. It really does make your music sound better. Sometimes the improvement is more subtle than at other times, but the quality X-Fi provides really shines when you connect the receiver end of the Xmod Wireless to a good set of speakers that you might have in your theater or family room.

So, on to part 2 of the package. The wireless receiver. This enables you to control and listen to your music anywhere you place the receiver in your house. Your PC music collection is streamed around the house with top notch quality and fidelity. I have my receiver connected to my theater setup and the sound is fantastic. You can purchase additional receivers if you’d like to play your music in multiple rooms.

Cool things about the package overall. The range is great and there is no lag. Plus, it just works. You don’t need to have your own network or anything running already. Just turn on the receiver and transmitter and away you go, nothing to fuss with. If you do have a network running, this won’t interfere with it at all. I think both units are stylish as well. They fit right in with high end equipment and they are pretty small.

You also get a remote for each side and there are inputs so that you can connect an MP3 player. With the remotes, you can skip tracks, pause tracks, turn on and off the X-Fi features, etc.

I don’t really have any negatives other than the price, but I still think it’s worth it. Sonos has products with similar features that cost up to 00. Xmod Wireless gives you what you need with better audio technology for a lot less. It would also be nice to have a small display on the receiver unit so you can see what you are browsing.

Overall, Xmod Wireless is highly recommended. The unique combination of a driverless and simple to use USB soundcard with a high quality streaming device is an excellent way to introduce your PC to your home theater setup or to any room of your house.

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Works great on a Mac, too, July 23, 2008

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None of the spec sheets mention mac and an email inquiry to Creative resulted in them telling me that it was not mac compatible, but I ordered it anyway and it works great. In fact you can plug anything into it to stream to a receiver–iPod, etc. I have a mac mini running leopard.
Make sure you use the remotes, so you can turn off the Crystallizer effect if you like. There is no software interface—again, making it OS independent.

Here is my set-up. The mac mini connects to the USB input of the transmitter (so then you don’t need the separate power adapter–use this only for an iPod, etc). That’s enough to stream to the xmod receiver across the room, which is attached to a set of powered speakers.

However, I also wanted to play through the speakers attached to my stereo tuner/receiver, which is near the computer. So I have the audio out from the xmod transmitter connect to one of the inputs on the stereo tuner/receiver—I use the VCR-input ports. (This was a mini to split RCA connection.) If you have a Phono input that is probably better since it accepts a weaker signal—if you go into VCR or CD you need to crank the volume. I tried using a pre-amp, but my pre-amp was causing distortion–I originally blamed the xmod, but that was not at fault.

Finally, I want to be able to stream the radio from the stereo tuner to the xmod receiver. No problem, I pluggeed the VCR-output ports on the tuner into the RCA audio-input port on the xmod transmitter. Just be careful switching the stereo tuner/receiver from VCR (playing, say iTunes on the computer) to radio, since the volume is cranked up to compensate for a weak input.

So far, I m very happy with this product.

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Does what I want while others can’t, July 12, 2008

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This gizmo allows me to play the same music in several different locations at once.

With airport express you can only connect to one reciever at a time and only while using iTunes. I also tried Sondigo Siracco which not only has the limit of one reciever but is technically challenging. I would have to reboot the PC several times to get it to work and then it would have buffering issues causing the music to cut out.

The Xmod works great. Easy to set up in the control panel and so far I have been able to connect to three different receivers at the same time including one that is poolside – about 75 feet away out doors. (I believe the limit is 4 recievers at one time.) I am not sure what will happen if my neighbors start using a set.

I also can play music in my office at the same time by connecting my powered speakers to the audio out of the transmitter. This works great for when we have parties.

I don’t have much use for the remote controls can’t really do much with them other than adjust volume and their range is not very big. It would be nice to have digital audio outputs.

Finally, a wireless gizmo that allows me to play music through out my house and outdoors. It is extremely easy to use and sound quality is good.

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Beautifully designed, good sound, compact size, October 26, 2011

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Customer Video Review Length:: 7:58 Mins

I own several bluetooth wireless speaker systems, the most recent of which is this Bose Soundlink. But I also own the Altec Lansing iMW725 inMotion Air Universal Wireless Speaker and considering its sound quality and price, its an extremely worthy consideration.

The Bose Soundlink speaker system is a well-made, except for the aux input on the back panel which looks unfinished, otherwise It is substantial in construction. It’s a bit hefty for a truly portable speaker, depending on what your definition of portable is. I’ve compared the sound of the Bose Soundlink to quite a few other speakers, including the aforementioned Altec-Lansing iMW725 and it’s got good sound, but it’s certainly not the golden standard by which all speakers should be judged.

The integrated cover/stand protects the speaker when its not in use but also serves as the speaker base/stand when the speaker is in use. The magnetic closure works really well and an added feature is that if the speaker is operating, simply closing the cover automatically turns off the speaker. That’s a thoughtful touch.

The speaker just exudes quality. I really don’t understand how Bose could leave the aux input looking so unfinished though. It’s really odd since it’s so obvious. Maybe it’s not a big deal, but for a relatively expensive piece of gear, I expect more. If feels good, it looks good and the sound is decent although I would not say it was spectacular.

It does have the ability to play very loud and produces a substantial amount of bass for a speaker so small. Bose is known for doing amazing things in the way their speakers produce bass and this speaker is no exception. However good the bass is, I did find this speaker lacking clarity and definition in the mid and high range. When this speaker is compared side by side to the Altec Lansing iMW725, the difference is profound. I can’t tell you it’s “better” than the Bose because that is a subjective judgement. For me, I do like the clarity of sound the Altec Lansing provides over the Bose Soundlink. However the Bose does produce more bottom end sound so if that’s what you like, you may prefer the Bose for that reason.

The Bose Soundlink has the ability to remember up to 6 different bluetooth devices which is great. If you attempt to add a 7th device, it will simply “forget” one of the previously paired devices to make room for the new device. No worries though, you can always add the “forgotten” device back at a later time.

There is no remote control provided and that’s not really a big deal because if you’re using an iPhone, for instance, you can control the loudness of the output of the iPhone on the phone itself, as well as stopping, pausing or changing song selections. But I can see where having a remote could be an advantage in some situations.

The volume control lacks any indication of where you are on the scale of loudness although the Bose has a volume indicator that will blink twice when the minimum or maximum level has been reached. But you don’t really have any idea where you are on that scale visually.

There is no tone adjustment on the speaker, all adjustments of that nature would have to be made on the device from which the Soundlink is paired to.

The ability to hook up an auxillary device via the provided mini-plug cable is very handy particularly if you want to hook up an mp3 player or other device that does not have any bluetooth capability. I’ve successfully paired a laptop, iPhone and desktop computer, all with bluetooth to the Soundlink with no difficulty whatsoever.

Overall I like the Bose Soundlink although I don’t feel as strongly about the quality of the sound. It is quite compact in size yet is solid. I can’t really believe that it gets as loud as it does with little distortion (always remember the “garbage in garbage out” maxim though. It will not magically make low bit-rate mp3′s sound good.) It “feels” good, has excellent build quality (except for the funky looking aux input,) it looks good and the batteries last a good long time. You can expect anywhere from 3-6 hours depending on how loud you have the system playing.

I would really recommend you listen to it before purchase if possible. As I’ve said, the Altec-Lansing iMW725 is 30-40% less in cost and to my ears provides an excellent sound, better balanced with no heaviness or boominess in the low-end, with much better stereo separation than the Bose and it has a remote control! But the form factor is different and in that regard I prefer the Bose.

It’s worth mentioning that there are a variety of different colored covers available for the Soundlink. They’re a bit pricey but do allow you to make yours stand out…

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Wow!, September 27, 2011

I am writing this about five hours after having received the Bose SoundLink Wireless Speaker. I opened the box, took the speaker out and in 2 minutes paired it with my Toshiba Thrive Tablet. I then played some classical music and said to myself, “Oh my goodness!” The sound of these speakers is amazing. The violins sound clear and distinct. Horns sound undistorted and smooth. The piano sounds like you are in the first row of the concert hall. The bass is at just the right mix with the mid-level and higher sounding instruments. The clarity of the sound is what stands out.

I then paired up an IPOD touch and played “Never My Love” by the Association. The vocals were clear and distinct and the instrumentation blended in very nicely. I am no audiophile but I am pretty discriminating. At several volume levels, these speakers sound great. They are among the best I have ever listened to.

With all of this, these speakers are portable because of the built-in battery. You can take these anywhere and have this quality of music. Amazing!

I have not seen any indication of some issues a few critics have mentioned. There was virtually no distortion and the sound did not seem to me to be compressed and equalized as some have observed.

Yes, you are paying a premium for a Bose product, but if you want quality, then this product is worth it.

I look forward to many hours of immersion in my favorite music, sounding very clear and true.

Bose hit a home run with this. I want to make it clear that this is an honest review and I have no connection with Bose whatsoever. Buy this and enjoy. I would give it six stars if I could.

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Amazing Speaker, September 25, 2011

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I recently purchased a Jambox because I was looking for a small wireless speaker that I could just throw in a bag and take wherever. While the size of the Jambox was nice, I always felt that it lacked in sound quality and felt the max volume was much too quiet. Thankfully Bose introduced this product while I was still in the return period with the Jambox, so I returned the Jambox and payed the extra in order to get the Soundlink. I was not completely sure what to expect from the Soundlink. I have one of the Sounddock speakers, and the sound from that device is amazing, so I was not expecting it to sound as good due to the smaller size, but just wanted something that surpassed the Jambox in volume and sound quality.

When I got the Soundlink home and tried it out, I was completely surprised. This little thing sounds amazing! As some other reviewers said, this really does make the Jambox sound like a toy in comparison. It really is quite amazing that something this small and portable produces audio that sounds this good. It is significantly larger than the Jambox, but its size still makes it very easy to take around in a bag. If you are looking for a portable, wireless, battery-powered speaker, you will not find a better one than the Soundlink Mobile speaker from Bose.

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Nice for the price, March 22, 2012

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Great surround sound system. I was surprised about how well the wireless back speakers worked. My experience with past systems always had a delay on the wireless back speakers, but I do not notice any delay or degredation of sound quality for being wireless. The system definitely has a faster load time than my previous Blu-Ray players. I did have a hitch starting Game of Thrones on this player. It would not actually play the disc until I changed the settings on the Blu-Ray player to allow full access. There are a lot of things to do on their online premium Smart TV app. My only gripe so far is that Amazon Instant Video is missing from the lineup for some reason. LG advertises and Amazon is available, but evidently it is only on select systems. I would have thought this unit would have had it since it is a 2012 model.

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Nice!!, April 11, 2012

I love this system. Everything hooked up and worked perfectly on the first try. One thing u should know is that speaker placement is critical for optimum sound.

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Everything is great except…., April 17, 2012

The system seems to be great except that my wireless rear speaker router comes on and off every 3-5 seconds. The blue light isn’t always on and its extremely annoying seeing as how the sole reason that I bought this system was for the wireless rear speakers. I am thinking that maybe it has a short because unplugging the router and plugging it back in has no effect on the blue power light coming on or off. I can hear a click in the box when it changes from working to not working. Other then that the system seems to be good.

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Nice for the price, March 22, 2012

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Great surround sound system. I was surprised about how well the wireless back speakers worked. My experience with past systems always had a delay on the wireless back speakers, but I do not notice any delay or degredation of sound quality for being wireless. The system definitely has a faster load time than my previous Blu-Ray players. I did have a hitch starting Game of Thrones on this player. It would not actually play the disc until I changed the settings on the Blu-Ray player to allow full access. There are a lot of things to do on their online premium Smart TV app. My only gripe so far is that Amazon Instant Video is missing from the lineup for some reason. LG advertises and Amazon is available, but evidently it is only on select systems. I would have thought this unit would have had it since it is a 2012 model.

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Nice!!, April 11, 2012

I love this system. Everything hooked up and worked perfectly on the first try. One thing u should know is that speaker placement is critical for optimum sound.

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Everything is great except…., April 17, 2012

The system seems to be great except that my wireless rear speaker router comes on and off every 3-5 seconds. The blue light isn’t always on and its extremely annoying seeing as how the sole reason that I bought this system was for the wireless rear speakers. I am thinking that maybe it has a short because unplugging the router and plugging it back in has no effect on the blue power light coming on or off. I can hear a click in the box when it changes from working to not working. Other then that the system seems to be good.

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Very good sound, a couple of minor flaws, March 22, 2012

I got this as part of a promotional deal with my LG 47LM6700 3D TV. It is not being used with that TV since I have a proper surround setup in my family room. I am using it in my bedroom with the Samsung TV the LG replaced. One thing about sound bars is that they usually need to be placed in a square or rectangular room to get a good simulated surround effect. My bedroom is sort of an odd shape so I wasn’t expecting much.

Upon unpacking I was disappointed by how light the subwoofer was; it felt cheap, but looks good. Pairing the subwoofer and tablet to the sound bar was an absolute breeze. But the Bluetooth range is poor; only about 10 feet. This is the main reason I only gave it 4-stars. The other thing that disappointed me was that LG used toslink instead of hdmi for the sound. This means no CEC; you cannot use your TV remote to control the sound bar. I have a universal remote that will control both, but I can see why some people are upset by this poor design idea. I would have given it 3-stars because of this, but then I turned it on.

The sound is usually what’s most important. For a < 0 sound bar package I was pleasantly surprised by the sound quality. Yes the bass is boomy, but the vocals from the sound bar are actually quite excellent. Again, this is a cheap system for my bedroom, so I am not trying to compare this to my Hsu Research surround setup in my movie room or my Bose Acoustimass in my family room. Plus the simulated surround sound works pretty well in my odd shaped bedroom. It has plenty of volume too. To anyone suggesting that it’s about the same as their TV speakers; you must have a damaged unit or reviewing the wrong item.

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Free as a promo but would have been worth the price, April 15, 2012

We received this for free with the purchase of our LG 55LM7600 3D LED TV. I figured that since it was being offered for free that it probably wouldn’t be that great. I was a little interested in the fact that it had a wireless sub-woofer though.

The box was a little bigger than I would have though it would be but I was happy to see that LG used some extra packaging to ship these for sale.

Hooking this up was extremely easy. One cable for power off the back of the sound bar itself, and a single optical cable to the back of the TV. It was nice in that the sub was wireless so we were able to just sit it off to the side.

I saw one other review stating that this unit didn’t sound as if it was 300 watts. Personally, myself and my wife think that this unit sounds really good. We don’t really use the 3D sound effect as we honestly can’t tell much of a difference. This may just be us though.

I do wish that this unit had some different options as far as connectivity.

I do appreciate the fact that LG stuck with Bluetooth connectivity, instead of going strictly with Apple Airplay for compatibility sake. We only use Apple in our house so Airplay wouldn’t have hindered us at all.

Is this my ideal sound setup for our living room / movie room? Not at all. Do I think this would work in a smaller room? i.e. bedroom / office Yes…150% YES!

Overall, I gave this a 4 due to the few shortcomings I feel the unit has.

Look: 4/5
Sound: 5/5
Ease of use: 5/5
Options: 4/5
Value: 5/5

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WIRELESS SUB WOOFER HAS GREAT BASS and GOOD SOUND BAR, March 17, 2012

I do like it but the sound bar seems to produce some static noise with certain songs, i,e, played from You Tube music videos or TV shows when connected to your TV so be you have to be careful because of the sound pitch not being controlled and would be better if you could make manual level sound adjustments instead of having a preset button for sounds from the remote, to help with that part, otherwise 5 stars.

I was actually surprised by how the Pandora music play lists, (from my TV), had great sound and was very crisp so that was nice to hear!

The other features work great too.

It seems louder than 300W, (my living room is small though so maybe that’s why).

I do love the fact that there are no messy speaker wires and it comes with 1 five foot long audio cord. The wireless sub woofer works and sounds great.

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Very good sound, a couple of minor flaws, March 22, 2012

I got this as part of a promotional deal with my LG 47LM6700 3D TV. It is not being used with that TV since I have a proper surround setup in my family room. I am using it in my bedroom with the Samsung TV the LG replaced. One thing about sound bars is that they usually need to be placed in a square or rectangular room to get a good simulated surround effect. My bedroom is sort of an odd shape so I wasn’t expecting much.

Upon unpacking I was disappointed by how light the subwoofer was; it felt cheap, but looks good. Pairing the subwoofer and tablet to the sound bar was an absolute breeze. But the Bluetooth range is poor; only about 10 feet. This is the main reason I only gave it 4-stars. The other thing that disappointed me was that LG used toslink instead of hdmi for the sound. This means no CEC; you cannot use your TV remote to control the sound bar. I have a universal remote that will control both, but I can see why some people are upset by this poor design idea. I would have given it 3-stars because of this, but then I turned it on.

The sound is usually what’s most important. For a < 0 sound bar package I was pleasantly surprised by the sound quality. Yes the bass is boomy, but the vocals from the sound bar are actually quite excellent. Again, this is a cheap system for my bedroom, so I am not trying to compare this to my Hsu Research surround setup in my movie room or my Bose Acoustimass in my family room. Plus the simulated surround sound works pretty well in my odd shaped bedroom. It has plenty of volume too. To anyone suggesting that it’s about the same as their TV speakers; you must have a damaged unit or reviewing the wrong item.

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Free as a promo but would have been worth the price, April 15, 2012

We received this for free with the purchase of our LG 55LM7600 3D LED TV. I figured that since it was being offered for free that it probably wouldn’t be that great. I was a little interested in the fact that it had a wireless sub-woofer though.

The box was a little bigger than I would have though it would be but I was happy to see that LG used some extra packaging to ship these for sale.

Hooking this up was extremely easy. One cable for power off the back of the sound bar itself, and a single optical cable to the back of the TV. It was nice in that the sub was wireless so we were able to just sit it off to the side.

I saw one other review stating that this unit didn’t sound as if it was 300 watts. Personally, myself and my wife think that this unit sounds really good. We don’t really use the 3D sound effect as we honestly can’t tell much of a difference. This may just be us though.

I do wish that this unit had some different options as far as connectivity.

I do appreciate the fact that LG stuck with Bluetooth connectivity, instead of going strictly with Apple Airplay for compatibility sake. We only use Apple in our house so Airplay wouldn’t have hindered us at all.

Is this my ideal sound setup for our living room / movie room? Not at all. Do I think this would work in a smaller room? i.e. bedroom / office Yes…150% YES!

Overall, I gave this a 4 due to the few shortcomings I feel the unit has.

Look: 4/5
Sound: 5/5
Ease of use: 5/5
Options: 4/5
Value: 5/5

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WIRELESS SUB WOOFER HAS GREAT BASS and GOOD SOUND BAR, March 17, 2012

I do like it but the sound bar seems to produce some static noise with certain songs, i,e, played from You Tube music videos or TV shows when connected to your TV so be you have to be careful because of the sound pitch not being controlled and would be better if you could make manual level sound adjustments instead of having a preset button for sounds from the remote, to help with that part, otherwise 5 stars.

I was actually surprised by how the Pandora music play lists, (from my TV), had great sound and was very crisp so that was nice to hear!

The other features work great too.

It seems louder than 300W, (my living room is small though so maybe that’s why).

I do love the fact that there are no messy speaker wires and it comes with 1 five foot long audio cord. The wireless sub woofer works and sounds great.

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Outstanding Performance, December 9, 2011

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George Strayline “W2GSS” (Cape May, New Jersey) – See all my reviews

  

When I received the Logitech Bluetooth adapter I was immediately impressed with how well it’s built (It certainly does not present itself as a piece of garbage.) I thought the unit would be very small but this thing is a beast and looks real pretty sitting in the rack with my home entertainment center. After plugging the unit into my electric outlet a red light on the front of the unit came on indicating that power to the unit was present. I hooked the Logitech up to the auxiliary RCA input jacks on the back my home theater system using the supplied cable (the supplied cable is a 3.5 mm (1/8 inch) stereo male plug on one end and two RCA male plugs red/white on the other end.) The hookup cable is no piece of junk either, It’s rather bulky with a rubbery and very pliable feel. The hookup cable is about four feet in length which is more then plenty. I then took a good look at the power supply. The power supply is the low profile type which mounts in the electric socket horizontally so it does not obscure the bottom receptacle, this design also allows an easy fit on a power strip for the same reason. The power supply is an efficient switching type. Switching type power supply’s are great since their design is specific for the elimination of RF Interference to radio devices where other types cause hum or buzzing in the receiver they are powering. Unlike regular/standard wall warts, the Logitech switching supply is extremely efficient since it’s only using electricity while the unit is in use and drawing current, they do not tend to draw current while idling. Standard type wall warts use electricity continually even when they are not powering anything. I thought the power supply design Logitech employed was a great option for energy misers (Green Households). The length of wire on the power supply is approximately 6 feet and for the technically minded individual, the power supply has a 5 volt DC output using a standard sized barrel plug.

Pairing was very simple; I pressed the connect button on top of the Logitech and the light on the front of the Logitech began blinking green indicating it was ready to be paired. I opened the Bluetooth settings on my LG Optimus V Android Phone and searched for Bluetooth devices, I immediately saw the Logitech in the Androids list of usable Bluetooth devices and paired the two units. After pairing, the light on front of the Logitech glowed a steady green instead of that annoying blinking blue light. I then turned the Bluetooth off on my Android and the light on front of the Logitech turned to a steady red glow. What I did next was again, turned on the Bluetooth of my Android and the two units automatically paired. It was not necessary to re-pair the two devices. So, if you walk out of range from the Logitech the units remember each other and automatically connect when your back in range. This “remembering” mode is a great feature, so, if your coming home from work and want the units to connect to each other, there is nothing that needs to be done unless you have turned the Bluetooth feature of your phone off, in that case, simply turn the Bluetooth feature of your phone back on and they will connect to each other. Range was not to bad! I read reviews were folks said they only get about 10~20 feet. I was able to go approx. 50 feet before they started to loose connection and that’s through walls in a single floor Ranch style house. It’s important to note that having to much range with a Bluetooth device is not a good idea because; if you wanted to have use of a second or third (multiple Logitech devices) in different rooms, your Phone will not automatically connect to the next nearest Logitech because of the stronger signals from the others. The idea behind limited range Bluetooth is to simply make room-to-room connectivity with other Bluetooth devices possible.

I was extremely impressed with the sound! I connected the Logitech to the AUX Jacks on my Sony pre-amp multiplexer/switcher. I use four, six foot Sony tower speakers and two, three foot Klipsch floor Standing bass drivers. Each speaker has it’s own 300 watt Crown Amplifier (bi-amplifiers) – a total of six Hi Fidelity Loud Speakers and six rack mounted amplifiers. I’ll spare you the technical details of my system since it’s a moot point for ordinary users. I’m Electronics repair for 40 years and very avid Audiophile. I have thousands of dollars rapped up in the finest audio equipment, I’ve spared no expense. Anyway, all that being said, After turning all the equipment on, I turned the gain up on my pre-amp and there was absolutely no noise present from the Logitech (no hiss, hum, buzz, pops – NOTHING)… Quiet as dead air, AMAZING! After setting the volume limits on my amplifiers, I started playing music from Google Music, Amazon Cloud Player and Pandora. Well, I WAS BLOWN AWAY! It’s not Audiophile quality but for ordinary music enthusiasts the Logitech was “very very, VERY IMPRESSIVE” I was…

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Works well with all of my devices, September 7, 2011

This adapter pairs fine with my iPhone, Droid, iPad, and HP Touchpad. I have it connected to my Sony STRDH520 7.1 Channel 3D AV Receiver with my Energy 5.1 Take Classic Home Theater Speakers and the sound is good. Some devices sound better than others but it is not the fault of this product. The range is good too, but keep in mind that the ranges are half determined by the device on the other end of the bluetooth connection.

After you pair each of your devices that first time (using the button on the adapter), then all you need to do is connect to it from whichever device you want to play audio from (it does not require you to have to go press the button on the adapter again, at least not with my devices). You cannot play from more than one device at the same time… you just have to make sure the previous device is “disconnected” before you try to connect a new one. So, for example, here’s a typical switch device routine:
1. I hit “connect (to logitech adapter)” in bluetooth settings on my android phone and I play music from the phone.
2. If I want to start playing from another device instead, I hit “disconnect (from logitech adapter)” on my phone.
3. Then I go to “connect (to logitech adapter)” on my Touchpad and start playing music.
The previous device will not auto-disconnect itself when you go to try and connect a new one… it will simply not connect. But the good part is that you don’t have to go press the button on the adapter manually. Everything as far as connecting and reconnecting is done from your devices.

Overall, this is a great adapter, especially at a price under .

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Works great with an iPhone 4, September 19, 2011

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It was between this and the Belkin one. Reading the Belkin reviews about range, I opted for this one even though it cost more at the time. First impression was that it is so easy to setup, at least with the iPhone 4, but I can’t imagine it being more difficult with other Bluetooth A2DP audio players. You don’t need to enter any codes, just press the connect button on the device (LED will start flashing green), go into the Bluetooth menu on the iPhone and select the Logitech adapter. After it connects the LED becomes solid green, that’s it! However, the iPhone will not automatically connect to it next time, you have to go to the Bluetooth menu on the iPhone and connect to it again manually. That’s probably a good thing in my case because my wife connects with her iPhone too sometimes so we don’t want it to automatically connect to mine or hers. This might be a little cumbersome to some, but at least you don’t have to go through the initial connection process again, i.e. pressing the connect button, the 2nd time you connect, even if you have paired multiple devices to it, like both my and my wife’s iPhone… not sure if there is a limit on how many you can pair at once though. The only hassle I found is disconnecting, you either have to turn off the Logitech adapter (i.e. unplug it) or turn off the Bluetooth radio on the iPhone (or go out of range I suppose). Perhaps I missed something about how to disconnect, please let me know if I did! Also, if nothing is connected to the adapter, the led will be red.

The range is very good, good enough for my needs. I can get about 25 feet away from the device before it even hints at dropping the signal, and that include one wall between the adapter and my iPhone AND if I stand directly between the two. I’d imagine line of sight without obstructions could get at least 30-40ft, but I’m sure it would also depend on the Bluetooth radio in the audio player you use.

Sound quality is darn good, this was my biggest worry because I am connecting it to an Onkyo receiver, albeit a slightly older model TX-SR502. I can’t say I have the best speakers (Polk RM6005 and PSW10), but they are good enough to tell the difference between, for example, a 128kbps encoded MP3 and a 192kbps one. Furthermore, all the MP3s I play from my iPhone are at most 192kbps so it’s not like I have the cleanest source material to begin with. That being said though, I have no complaints at all about the audio quality. For all intents and purposes, I cannot tell the difference between the Bluetooth A2DP and a direct wired connection out of the dock port. A cool thing I have on my receiver (and probably a lot of other ones too) is that there is a switched A/C outlet on the back of it that turns on and off with the receiver power. I just plug the A/C adapter of the Logitech into this outlet so it automatically turns on and off with my receiver, it’s as if I had a built in Bluetooth radio on my receiver

A few things about interfacing with the iPhone 4.

1) When connected to the iPhone 4, you can still control the volume via the iPhone. This is something I didn’t expect because when I think line-out, I see this device as a wireless line-out, I only expect to be able to control the volume via the receiver it is connected to. I suspect this added volume control might degrade the sound quality a little bit. Regardless I can see how it might come in handy even if I will almost never use it. Good thing is, by default the Bluetooth A2DP volume control is at max, which makes it a decently loud input signal to your receiver.

2) When the Logitech Adapter is powered off when still connected to the iPhone 4, the iPhone is smart enough to stop playing music automatically, kind of like unplugging headphones while playing music.

3) Sound effects from games and YouTube videos, etc… are directed over the A2DP wireless signal too. (PvZ on surround speakers anyone?!)

Overall, I’m very satisfied with the product, but I don’t think it’s worth though, maybe tops, it’s such a simple device. But I was in a hurry to get one so I didn’t wait.

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