Bose Soundlink Flex: The King of Bluetooth Speakers?

[@soberanisfam1323]

bose flex vs sonos roam

[@bavomaes]

Yes pls
How does this compare to the sonos
Oh and the old soundlink mini 2

[@houman2009]

Bose flex all the way

[@user-yd8lj7uh9w]

How about compared to the JBL Flip 5?

[@longjohn2404]

I was at bestbuy and was hypnotized by how smooth, warm and rich the sound was on Bose. The clarity is so nice and it’s such a pleasure to listen to. It’s a great speaker and I think it’s at the top right now within its size/price range.

[@samrowell2418]

Have it since 1 week and this thing is absolutely stunning for its size and weight! I‘m blown away since day one, awesome engineering.

[@240LTS]

... Have wanted a BT speaker for years. When I was interested in the UE Boom I never saw the Bose.
Finally I said, enough is enough, I'm buying one today!! (about a week ago)
Listened to what Best Buy had including the UE and the Bose Flex sounded better and was less expensive.
Very happy with it.
NOW, I am looking at reviews to see if others are as pleased as I am.
Thanks for the review.
.

[@mmcpa]

Having two running in stereo is great. Running EQ through Spotify for me levels things out just fine. And like you , I'm not really a Bose fanboy but I got my first one at a discount and decided having two for on the go solid stereo was for me.

[@robinphillips2430]

Im no Bose guy, either as far as home theater, etc. However, no one does small like Bose, I've got to give them that. I have the quiet comfort earbuds, the flex and a sound link. They're hard to beat for great sound in a small package.

[@kjg1225nyc]

Thank you again, Jonathan for another informative review. I received a Bose Sloundlink Flex for Christmas from one of my clients as a thank you for my work for them last year. I will preface this by saying I do have a Bose ecosystem in my home including the Bose Soundtouch Speakers in my home office/guest room. I am a consultant and trainer for end users and their tech, so I think it is important that the technology being used, matches the needs of the user and their environment. That having been said, I am loving this little speaker! I have several portable speakers that I have used over the years for both work ( portable presentations) and for pleasure (sitting out back on the patio). This is smaller than my JBL Charge 3 (which has been my favorite to take on the family beach vacation or to the vineyards). The smaller size doesn't compromise on the sound that my family and I enjoy during the firepit parties or sitting by the friend's pool (and I don't worry about it sinking in the pool, should it fall in the water. This is my second Bose portable speaker (I own a Soundwear Compainion speaker), but this is one that everyone will enjoy. I haven't tested the speakerphone call quality yet, but so far it does what I like and want from a portable speaker incredibly well. I may opt to purchase a second one (since this was a gift ) for the party mode effect for this year's upcoming vacation with my family. It is currently connected to my laptop as I write this response as I play some instrumental jazz here in my home office. I thoroughly enjoy your channel and reviews. Happy New Year to you. Looking forward to more of your content.

[@numberonehater1239]

i just got this for christmas and i absolutely adore it. cannot think of anything id change about it, its amazing

[@fatharryxx1]

New to this channel. Was looking for some decent indie advice and I found it. I have bought 2 Bose items recently based on your reviews and have not been disappointed.

[@TRD_Nate]

I bought mine to have for installing parts on my car to listen to music, and I love this little thing! Quite impressed with the bass for its size!

[@jasonnguyen685]

How did u install it?

[@arth0044N]

​@@jasonnguyen685 There is Power On button on the left hand side.
You might need hammer drill on the first pair up, but you can work it out with chisel and sledge hammer.

[@arth0044N]

​@@jasonnguyen685 Worked with my shit phone.

[@duprie37]

Watched this with sound through a Bose SoundLink Flex. Like, insane, right?? 🥳 Seriously though, this unit has an exceptional sound profile for such a tiny unit: rich, warm, crystal clear. Was not expecting it to sound so very good when I tried it out!

[@scottykilmer1094]

Bose is the only brand of audio who knows how to make a speaker!
Bose knows what it takes to make a speaker sound excellent!

[@jdc2126]

What cave do you live in?

[@calummiddleyard]

I bought one today so looking forward to receiving it. I have the soundlink mini 2, had this for 6 years and i still love this but wanted to try the flex. For me, i am happy without the built in equaliser as most android phones and music streaming apps have a built in equaliser so its all good😉👌

[@matthewwilliams3575]

Just received the flex in carmine red, it’s the best on the go speaker for my outside job. As far as the eq adjustments, I’ve found that the iPhone adjustments in the music app help a ton!

[@Nogitsune_Yako]

I bought the blue one. Nice replacement of my old Micro. I have no complaints about BT 4.2. Who’s going to listen such a portable speaker from distance above 10m? Makes no sense. It’s not JBL Boombox. And there’s an EQ in every smartphone, so no need for extra EQ.

[@kingkobra1956]

Exactly.

[@nickjeffrey8050]

Most people place there phone next to the speaker anyway

[@andreaslacey]

How do you find they compare in terms of their sound volume and portability? I obviously know that the sound quality itself will be noticeably higher. I’m currently trying to decide between the Soundlink Flex, Flip 6, Wonderboom 3 and Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 with portability being a huge factor.

[@Nogitsune_Yako]

@@andreaslacey portability is good, sound quality is good but loudness isn’t enough for me.

[@afrog2666]

@@nickjeffrey8050 They place it where speaker?
Here speaker?
Or there speaker? 🥳

[@ctran1955]

I think the only thing I would really like for this is the Multi pairing! I’m in no rush and this is really exciting to see that Bose is coming out with good stuff again. I feel like for a while their speakers felt a little stale to me personally. I thought their revolve speakers were overpriced and I actually really dislike the cylindrical design everyone was doing. If I’m listening to it by myself I don’t want a bunch of power wasted to push sound out of the back when my ears aren’t back there lol. Hopefully in a few years they can update it to include the better BT! Not a dealbreaker at all, but I am comfortable waiting.

[@numberonehater1239]

it has this with the app i believe?

[@troykm]

C Tran I agree. This is the best speaker Bose has made in years. I bought two to use in stereo mode. Excellent for the size.

[@NoFrictionZone]

I'm a year late but I've two different devices via BT without the app.

[@boxcarwillie3560]

Just bought one and it’s charging as I watch this review! It’s going to be nice to listen to!

[@barlow2976]

I have progressed from Tribit to JBL C5, but felt the soundflex was a major step forward. Magic sound, I'm discovering un-heard lyrics and instruments! I bought mine for £108, so I'm welll chuffed.

[@moxig5717]

I had bought another Bose
Speaker, and was so disappointed because it needed to be plugged in all the time so I’m very excited to take this to the golf course !

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

A very helpful video to help me with my speaker selection. Thank You .

[@LeesReviews69]

I have the Bose Revolve +, the Bose Micro, the Fugoo XL, JBL Xtreme , the original UE Boom, and this is the best by a mile.

[@Angultra]

No EQ really hurts it in my opinion, noticed this was added to the Max.
They have a feedback button in the app with a "missing equalizer" option, I suggest everyone do that and hopefully Bose will add it.

[@jonathanlalrohlua9390]

I'm listening with my new Soundlink Flex....Amazing😍😍😍😍

[@lazer2365]

Hmm, today I've changed my mind on upgrading from the Flip 5 to Flip 6 and think I'll go for the Bose instead.
It seems a great portable speaker.
It will be interesting to play around with the EQ on the VLC media player with this speaker.

[@kalsbeeksdv]

So, are you happy with the Bose Soundlink flex?

[@lazer2365]

@@kalsbeeksdv
That plan is far on the backburner at et the moment.

[@user-yd8lj7uh9w]

@@lazer2365did you buy this speaker and does it sound better than the JBL flip 5? Cause that’s what I have

[@loganlarcom9724]

Actually if you have Spotify , they have a eq built into Spotify so you still could put a eq on this speaker . Not sure if Apple has a eq built into Apple Music too but

[@kingkobra1956]

I have the blue and I consider it an excellent speaker. I have the flip5 and I was going to purchase the 6 but it hadn't been released so I bought the Flex instead and I'm glad that I did because it is superior to the flip in clarity and spaciousness. I also own the Bose Portable Speaker and the Bose Soundlink Mini 2 and they are both excellent speakers as well.

[@ongerek]

How does it compare to mini (or mini II) particularly?

[@kingkobra1956]

@@ongerek the mini has a small sound signature. The Flex has a larger signature. I would choose the Flex over the mini.

[@soberanisfam1323]

@@kingkobra1956 you tested it against the flip 6?

[@kingkobra1956]

@@soberanisfam1323 no, the 6 wasn't released when I wanted to purchase it so I bought the Flex instead. I have the flip5 which I had been using since the day of its release. I watched Flossy Carter's review of the 6 and he did a sound test of it against the 5 and in some instances the 5 was louder than the 6. The reviews of the 6 haven't been overwhelming positive so basically its just more of the same I guess. If you want to blast JBL is definitely the way to go but if you want quality of sound then Bose is definitely the way to go and I would advise not going above 70 percent volume because of distortion. For me it was the right decision to buy the Flex because I prefer quality over quantity. But it's too bad that you can't have both at the same time.

[@harrisonkeasey6256]

The Soundlink Flex appears considerably louder than my original SLMini and with a richer, slightly bass-heavy presentation, though the Mini does have (smaller) stereo drivers that offer limited but noticeable channel separation, as well as benefiting from placement near a wall or solid shelving unit for maximum bass response. m veering towards the Sonos One for a more crisp, spacious audio performance over WIFI, - in terms of portable listening, the SL-Flex seems a very worthy upgrade on the SLMini whenever mine eventually packs up. To all @Smarthomesounds, keep up the excellent work👍👍👍

[@petejones1957]

Great review, thank you. I am so confused now!!! I am in the market for such a speaker, and this one was to be my choice, then after several reviews, I decided on the JBL Flip 6, now I'm undecided again, I hope my local store has them both on display so I can compare them. My main reason for the JBL, was the fact it had a tweeter, but as an old fogie who's top end hearing cuts off at about 3Khz I guess that's irrelevant anyway, so it's down to design and price.

[@youngtk7993]

Emberton still a win for me in the portable class, cheers for the front & back stereo by Marshall

[@kotastrophie]

💯

[@samhunt9380]

Good review. I use this Bose speaker when I travel because of size and performance and because my home Bluetooth speaker, a Sony SRS-XB41 is a tad large......

[@DannyPops]

You guys do such excellent reviews, thank you very much!!

[@cuttheknot4781]

Bose Bose Bose is boss, imo. Great review, well done. Thank you!

[@0chrisborens0]

As I backpacker I'm not sure if this speaker is too big and heavy to carry around and maybe I should get the Soundlink mini

[@Thankful_n_Grateful]

Bose SoundLink Flex $119
I have
JBL Clip 4
Bose SoundLink Flex
I Carry Clip 4 with me every where...
I chose Bose over Charge 5 Wifi because of portability...
When Walking, Hiking & Definitely Cycling; I Carry Clip 4 & Bose & Play Together & they Sounds Great Together...

[@davidgibbings6085]

I’ve just bought one and sounds great , but then all my other Bose stuff is a great sound so wouldn’t expect any different ,

[@jestexan12]

Great review. Answered all my questions. I agree with the three likes and two dislikes. I actually like the design. Keep up the great reviews... From San Antonio Texas.

[@smarthomesounds]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

[@zlatomirdimitrov1111]

Thank You for this video, very nice overview of the BOSE Soundlink Flex!

[@smarthomesounds]

Glad it was helpful!

[@66skate]

Wait until you see the Flex Max just introduced. I thought the Flex was nice, but the Max really blows it away.

[@francisphillips53]

Wow! That speaker sounds amazing! 😊😊😊😊😊 fantastic review.

[@Travel_Forex]

Hearing bose soundlink flex review using bose soundlink flex😊

[@destruxandexploze2552]

The flat design fits better in my sling bag. I prefer it over round/cylindrical.

[@AngieSpace]

I want to see which ones I can replace the battery, after they are dead (environmentally friendly) and also which ones has aux port, as I don't always want to use Bluetooth...

[@chiling938]

I also own a Bose soundlinkflex and if you guys also have it then I recommend you to listen to “ Bombay Dreams ft. Kavita Seth “ you will witness the true bass of this mighty speaker ❤

[@katherineantinucci4748]

Choosing a speaker is a personal preference for sound. One thing that would help me decide is to also speak t what kind of music the speaker does best..classical, jazz, or other. I am looking for a Bluetooth speaker but still haven't decided.

[@weeraanmelden]

Love the woodupp panels in the background!

[@philippewenner]

I bought one as a replacement for a Sonos Roam, which at my opinion is a piece of scrap in terms of connectivity. I would not recommend a sonos Roam as a portable bluetooth speaker. I am totally happy with my new choice.

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Bose also has a music app, with it, it states you can adjust the EQ and what not

[@5purplecups]

Im looking to buy the flex because of this video 💯

[@AlbertaBoy247]

We are replacing our Gen 1 SoundLink which we absolutely loved. It just starts randomly shutting off now but hey, its gotta be pushing 15 years old now. We tried replacing it with the Revolve and then the Flex and while I agree that the Flex is a great sounding portable speaker, both the Revolve and the Flex suffered from connection issues -with our phones literally right beside the speaker. Wondering if I just got 2 bad units, or if this is normal? The sound would just drop while playing Spotify -the song would continue playing on the device, and when the connection resumed, it would just keep playing, but it was REALLY annoying. This happened with by my wife's and my iPhones and it would happen a LOT -in a 1 hour hot tub session, it would happen 5 or 6 times, consistently. Did we just get two bad eggs? Or is this an inherent problem? I really liked the Flex otherwise, but am not going to put up with that..... Give up and go Sonos? Or try a new Bose a third time?

[@evilfingers4302]

I've had the Flex for over a month now and have been listening to all kinds of music as well as watching and listening to historical documentaries in UA-cam, the sound quality is cool for me, but the only thing I wish the Flex had, is an EQ app like JBL's Flip 6.

[@santanargordon]

Love my onyx speaker but it just to big and heavy. Heard flex in store and was blown away

[@Johndough30]

Just got it for free on prime day after using 1 Amex point and a 10 dollar credit i had on my amazon account plus for prime day it was 30% off. Glad i waited till today to get it.

[@jelly1239999bean]

First day getting Bose Flex, I dont want to sleep because the sound is too good.

[@Keizer_Soze]

Good review.
Any possibility of including the Marshall emberton speaker in your upcoming comparison video?
Cool, thanks.

[@blindmandan]

Hi I came across your comment and I purchased that Marshall speaker and sent it back it was a really good deal on T-Mobile and I thought I would try it out because I love to have a good amount of Bluetooth portable speakers it was some of the worst audio quality the bass was non-existent and even with the equaliser on my iPhone 12th pro max it sounded like crap I just thought I would let you know because they had first hand experience with the speaker and it was only one of the only Bluetooth speakers I have ever sent back to get a refund for just thought I’d let you know cheersg

[@Keizer_Soze]

@@blindmandan
Ah, ok.
Cheers.

[@kotastrophie]

Definitely better than most JBL’s and Bose specifically on Battery life and quality of sound. Marshall is just an all around solid speaker

[@nuckle5525]

I got one today !!

[@richardjones2609]

Your great analysis prompted me to buy one yesterday. Bought it at Sam's for $120.

[@smarthomesounds]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@theredbus1]

Great video, thanks. I can get the Flex for 114£ in Sweden right now, should I go for it? I can also get the JBL Flip 6 for 76£. Is the Flex worth the extra £?

[@Telugu_Isleexplorer]

Thank you very much for the review. Can you please confirm if connecting flex to tv has any delay in audio with video.

[@Jerry-fx8ih]

Had the Flex and returned it right away, not to my expectations, Soundcore Motion Plus is a better speaker.

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Not sure bt 4
W is limiting on range. I mean UE boom 3 can do about 45m and also has bt 4.2

[@arth0044N]

I've got my one delivered two days ago, and for a decent person, they won't hear the difference between lot cheaper one like Anker.
But for people who care its amazing choice.
Girls. If your boyfriend play music, as I do, he will love you to bits for this one.

[@arth0044N]

Best gift I could imagine for DJ or musician.

[@Vincent-cw8qp]

Hey can you do a review on the soundlink max

[@alexnagy4520]

Thank you for the *great* review!
___

[@RomboutVersluijs]

I finally got to test both of them, luckily where i live they were both in stock. Flex sounded reall great, was testing in the shop with lots of baxkground audio. It really laxks power though. When i out it aisde of the charge and flipped tue sound on both of them
Charge has way and way more power. I see vidoes of 70vs 90 percent volume. But to me it was more like 50 vs 90, that much louder is the charge. The flex flat sound does sound eay be5er. But every phone app has eaz with that, i got the charge 5 sound way better. I mean the body is like 2-2,5 bigger in volume. Wish the bose had a bigfer volume. I do like the clean look. I dont like the "in your fCe" jbl look. I currently have ue boom 4 which is clean assell but its getting old and the power button sheared off, it still aorks and sohnd amazing

[@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965]

I got the magnetic silicone case to protect the speaker in man what a way to go

[@jeffwatson5909]

I really liked your video. I was comparing Bose Sound Link Mini 11 and the Sound Link Flex. It sounds like a no brainer. I was already considering a Revolve but wanted the light weight speaker for traveling. I misplaced my Sound Link Mini and think this will be a nice upgrade for travel.

[@0chrisborens0]

As I backpacker I'm not sure if this speaker is too big and heavy to carry around and maybe I should get the Soundlink mini

[@joemontes7979]

Great sound. Great bass response. Connectivity with two speakers sucks. Very finicky to establish connection to the second one.

[@iu1191]

Nice vid. Thumbs up, of course!
Not sure, as the clarity didn't seem to be there.
Multipoint missing is a real thing.
In fact, it seems that it is missing things that the Bang and Olufsen A1 2nd Gen has.
Love to see a comparison.
Black Friday pricing for the B&O speaker was £159, so comparable.
What do you guys think?

[@smarthomesounds]

Thanks for the comment. For £159 I think the B&O A1 2ndGen would be the best option.

[@voidjitsu2824]

So I've just Bought this today, is There Perhaps a guide somewhere that shows me how to Connect it to my PC? My Goal is to be able to use it as Speakers for my PC for when I want to watch movies and stuff on my own when I'm not in a Discord call with anyone, while keep it charging via the pc port. I was Hoping to be able to Switch Between my Phone and my PC However so far I've not been successful. Will Update if I get more progress.

[@gagachang.]

Fair enough. But let's say someone is gifting you a Bose flex or Bose revolve 2. Then which would you pick?

[@thelooksmaxingchannel4806]

Is there a Bluetooth speaker with built in stereo speakers?

[@rlowle1228]

So no minny plug. Glad i have 2 revolve + and don't have to keep feeding bose. Whats new next week?

[@marmadukewinterbotham2599]

Bought one today. I was staggered to find that there is no way to adjust bass or treble!! It goes back tomorrow.

[@bhcbhc]

Question considering the soundlink flex. When pairing with another soundlink for party or stereo mode, there seem to be a video delay when watching videos. Do you experience the same with other speakers? Is there a fix for it.

[@kensantiago132]

Well done!

[@andrewshaw360]

Good review. I purchased a black one

[@brixelus]

Does it work as a speaker phone?

[@ameet6384]

I got this two days back after seeing many positive reviews over the internet. But for me, it lacks the sound clarity that I need!!! The instruments like guitar, piano, violin etc. do not sound good on these speakers!!! The instrument sound is very suppressed or muffled!!! The vocals sound clear and the bass has a punch, but tribble is missing significantly!!! My judgement is based on other devices like airpods, bose qc 35II and sonos beam that I have and since these are way superior devices, I might be feeling let down by the Bose Flex. I wish Bose provided an equalizer in the Bose connect app to tweak these to my liking.

[@jeffhatcher6778]

As a single speaker, I kinda get you. When you pair them in stereo..... they are fantastic.

[@IaMBatman9000]

If you want something that sounds great for vocals guitar piano etc. I’d recommend the Marshall Emberton 2 or 1 if you can get a good deal on it. The emberton is by far one of the best portable speakers out there

[@niatech5337]

can this be used powered with electric mains when battery is down !

[@mikemeengs5720]

Most cellphones have an EQ that can be used with the Flex.

[@Elbori7]

Nice review! Are you try turn on the speaker remotely? No body talk about that and it’s a very cool feature.

[@kennethpettis2105]

what about the drop kick test? ( I have kids)

[@arjuntm7861]

Would love to hear about those having Aptx Support and the long distance connection*.
( *I had to return few speakers because of the Bluetooth range problem even though the quality is good)

[@AbhivyaktiProductions]

How does original Soundlink mini 1 compare to Flex?

[@Than278]

Quality review

[@asan1050]

Thanks!

[@Ksjet444]

Hi, thanks for the great review.. I was waiting for the microphone review in the video but i think it was not clear what I heard in the video.. Did Emily say she was able to hear it better than the phone speaker ? asking because i m considering Flex to use for my office calls.. thank you! Do you think the microphone is good for speaking hands free calls ?

[@ssoffshore5111]

I'm looking for a BT speaker to strap onto my e-scooter, is this my best bet? How does it compare to the REVOLVE+ II? I don't want to be disappointed with the bass outdoors and in the wind...

[@radha_ag]

Battery for mine lasted only about 4-5 hours

[@user-ww9yw4zi8m]

They were probably playing it on LOW :P

[@RenManinJapan]

Just got my speaker for camping etc. my old sound link died.
Can’t connect in the app.. any help?

[@manesco]

Hello! great video! I have a question, how does it perform on, lets say, netflix? I used to have an old bluetooth speaker that was very bad at audio sync (with the moovie image), I could only watch movies or YB properly when I used a cable... Really want to buy this bose, but since it doesnt have a cable output, I am afraid of getting frustrated with the mouths moving apart form the movie sound... THANKS

[@blaxicandansa]

Would it work well in sound as a speaker for a dance class?

[@jakethehitman-187]

How is it when you're driving Can people hear you with the microphone and can you hear them

[@R0BL68]

Is the Bluetooth function hardware or software ? I.e can it be updated ? Great video!

[@tejajonnadula5794]

i brought bose sound flex, it really sounds well but when i connected to samsung smart tv, it sounds very low eventhough 100% volume pumped. but same tv sounds well with jbl bluetooth speaker.
plz resolve my query

[@flatoutintop23]

Can you use this without downloading the app? i.e. simply just as a “Bluetooth” speaker?!

[@Saiful_Rajib]

Is it loud enough for outdoor use?

[@appleOgreen]

7:40 OMG a JUMPSCARE edit!

[@smarthomesounds]

Good spot :-)

[@garyferguson1552]

Can the volume be adjusted by the phone.
Thinking about locating it in the back seat of my truck.

[@abataylor7765]

I just bought a soundlink flex... Does the battery run down when it's off?

[@Fant0me972]

Which one should I get the Sonos Roam or Bose flex ?

[@smarthomesounds]

Video comparison coming soon!

[@andorandor5310]

witch one is better the soundlink flex or Beoplay A1 2nd

[@loveninaolucas1851]

How about sound?