Bose Soundlink Flex Teardown

[@ultrongaming1177]

Awesome brother 🥰🥰

[@shaktastik]

Thanks bro your support is much appreciated :)

[@user-sq2bf2gh4n]

Awesome speaker, you mean

[@dannylewandowski2822]

For its size, sound quality, and price: this has to be the best speaker on the market right now. Great job Bose.

[@petervdveenmuis]

I do agree.

[@joelf5565]

I’ve owned for a long time a large Paradigm sound system and I do agree. This speaker sounds quite amazing in sound quality.

[@nickjonas3704]

It is really impressive of Bose to make a mono speaker which as both clarity and punchy upper Bass that sounds deep. Even JBL couldn't do something like that with the Charge 4 and flip 5.

[@salimjaumally5853]

Bose is the best and Will be the best

[@erv5890]

@@salimjaumally5853 No lol. The Flip 6 and Charge 5 sound better than the Flex lol.

[@Havnest]

But JBL flip 6 has its own Dedicated woofer for bass, in bass JBL is superior

[@Paulinagomezgym]

​@@salimjaumally5853 estoy contigo bro 😎😎 Bose es el mejor

[@chriswitkowsky7058]

try Bang Olufsen

[@Sergei__v]

it is very impressive engineering by Bose. To make a mono speaker sound so pleasing is quite challenging. They made a magical speaker with this one.

[@xirtus]

yes but perhaps they could have used a much smaller footprint looking inside I see ways this could have been slightly larger than the speaker and not much more.

[@Sergei__v]

@@xirtus I am sure the size of the driver and cabinet are matched to get the tuning right.

[@nickjonas3704]

Trust me, this is the bang for buck 🤑

[@joelf5565]

Indeed. I’ve compared to other similar sized BT speakers that are supposed to be stereo and they don’t sound as good as this one. I also have a second Flex and do stereo pairing. When I go back to just the one speaker it still sounds quite nice and spacious.

[@alexmanojlovic768]

​@@Sergei__vthat's where Bose excel. Tiny speakers, perfectly tuned to get a sound frequency/volume level closely matched to much larger enclosures.
Not always the best sound, but for compact speakers in (cheap) plastic bodyshells, which they sadly, then charge a lot of $$$ for.
I auditioned a surround sound system with 3" cube satellites & the soundspace was unbelievable for tiny boxes, little larger than engagement ring boxes. Almost invisible. But oh boy the $$$
I passed...

[@edwardhorton5467]

Usually things lose their IP rating after you open them up. It's nice to be able to see a video of it instead of having to open my own.

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

One of my favorite things to do with these little Bluetooth speakers: set the driver on the table upside down and see how much it jumps around. Unlike a large driver, the lightweight and powerful neodymium magnet on these seems to actually provide some thrust! They’re also extremely overbuilt drivers that are quite hard to damage this way.
I remember doing this on my original 1st generation JBL charge back in the day and laughing.
This seems engineered way better than that one was. Same with the modern JBL Charge 5. Both are way better than most speakers were back then. Honestly with the Flex, Bose is finally back to the standards they set with the original Bose Soundlink mini. Flex really is the only Bose product that’s worth the price IMO. Really makes you realize how far ahead of its time the original mini from a decade ago was.

[@rm25088]

i love this thing. I only got it last night but I am absolutely stunned by how good it sounds.The cool thing is is that bose is located a couple towns over from me. So maybe my speaker was made there. That Bosch screwdriver is pretty cool.

[@rm25088]

@@ITCHYtriggafinga0 Nah massachusetts. Maybe thats just offices.

[@jenniferjantzen6281]

The long screws are used as pillars. Support beams to help in rigidity.

[@rishabhchander9677]

Clarity and bass is mindblowing 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ronch550]

Those screws are so long because the case is plastic. All the vibrations will eventually wear out the plastic that holds the speaker in place, and the screws help make sure it'll be a long time before things start resonating.

[@127Foxtrot]

Thanks for the tear-down, the rest of us would be highly reluctant to do this... 😱 Despite being mono, from everything I've researched, the Flex sounds even better than my Bose Soundlink mini 1, so Bose have done a superb job for also keeping the size, form factor and cost in a comparable range. That full range driver in the Flex must have some real engineering chops in it.

[@127Foxtrot]

Can someone answer for me - can you extend the Flex's runtime by connecting it to an external USB battery bank (ie. a typical 5,000 or 10,000mAh power pack?)

[@Audiohobbytojestto]

​@@127FoxtrotYes ofc any powerbank can easy handle IT ❤

[@kevincelebrado5311]

Awesome video!
Brought mine to the beach, dropped out of my hand and fell into the sand, got some sand in the holes of the grill, got most of it out, but couldn’t figure why the sand didn’t come out of the holes in the lower part of the front grill. Now I know why, the double sided glue strip holding the grill to the housing continues about 2-3 rows of holes up, and sand will definitely stick to that. Not sure if it’s worth opening it up, it’s a small eye sore, but doesn’t have any effect of the sound itself (that I know of).
Thanks for the tear down video !

[@m0rthaus]

It won't affect sound quality - your speaker just took some souvenirs home from its beach trip 🏖

[@eddiel798]

Thx. I love to see what’s inside Bose. Have used Bose for over 30 years. Awesome sound technology.

[@kjererrt7804]

ho highs no lows must be bose

[@jexzielrivera]

@@kjererrt7804 I would agree but this speaker it’s nuts

[@troykm]

@@kjererrt7804 wow never heard that before, do you feel like you're part of the in group now?

[@TemujinScott80]

@@kjererrt7804troll!!!

[@becca2854]

I have this Bose flex un light blue. I don't have to turn it a part to see if they sound good. They are AWESOME. I'm a BOSE GIRL.

[@108mtsan]

How is the battery now after a year? Is it just as long? Cause I use mines everyday and the battery must take a beating

[@zpeter5880]

Thanks for the teardown !I was looking at this as I wanted to see how Bose managed to get that base from a pill, I suppose it is down mostly to those vibrating plates . It’s also known that Bose was passionate about acoustics from a young age and this shows it . Great job!

[@alanrossreviews]

passive radiators

[@troykm]

At 7:18 you can clearly make out the model number TPA313602 this is a Texas Instruments digital amplifier. Wouldn't surprise me if the dac was TI too. Can't quite see the numbers on it.

[@tonypowers123]

Love it! 😂
I’m sure Bose hates you, and UA-camrs love you.
Now we know why they write in those warning labels:
Do no attempt. “To repair at home” 🙏
Respect !

[@shaktastik]

Thank you 😊

[@grindfi]

the csr chip is the bluetooth chip, the other big chip on the left seems to be the amplifier, and the chip next to the battery seems to be a charging/bms chip

[@grindfi]

interesting placement of the 2 passive radiators, i designed my newest speaker with the same concept, nice to see that im headed the right way

[@verynick]

Impress to how solid the sounds and well rounded with just one speaker and passive radiator. It must me the well designed housing or the wattage of the speaker. Idk lol good job Bose!

[@williamsmith9194]

Impressive teardown. Just imagine what Bose engineers can do

[@johnkaminski646]

I have two running in stereo mode and they are awesome sounding.

[@mikemeengs5720]

Long screws and soldered connections just ensure that nothing will ever come loose and vibrate. The thing is built like a tank.
Something about its mono sound sounds off to me though. Sometimes, I'm not convinced I'm hearing the audio information from both combined recorded channels. People say they hear things in their music they never heard before...but if you take half of the music away, of course you'll notice what remains easier. Other than that though, I love my Flex! Very clean and thick sound!
Fun video...thanks for showing us!

[@dannylewandowski2822]

I love the rear opening on this speaker that has the rubber grill and slots. It’s like a ported passive radiator.

[@steveshiflett]

Very nice! You must have been a terror when you were a little kid taking apart all of your mother's appliances.

[@shaktastik]

Hahaha you made me laugh, so true but it was dad that suffered the most, he told me that I break everything, when in fact I was learning by opening stuff up now I pretty much fix everything or at least give it a good go.

[@second2mouse]

Excellent teardown - every minute step covered in an easy to understand tutorial. However, I have no intension in tearing down my Flexes, very interesting video though. By the way, 2 of these speakers, linked in stereo sound even more awesome. Great product.

[@shaktastik]

Thank you very much ☺️ I haven't had the pleasure to pair both of them. But I can imagine the sound will be awesome. Why did you get 2 btw?

[@second2mouse]

@@shaktastik Yes, when 2 flexes are paired in stereo mode the result is a very noticeable upgrade. I used to have a pair of Soundcore Motion+ which, on paper, could be linked to perform in stereo. It worked but had a regular tendency to lose the link for about 1 second between speakers, which made them unacceptable for my intended usage. So I sold those and bought the flexes. Only bought them a few weeks ago. Not disappointed so far.

[@shaktastik]

Cool I've reviewed the motion+ too but you should get better bass with the flexes, enjoy and take care 👍

[@EdgarAlvarezC]

Gracias , una excelente explicación!

[@greatvedas]

excellent tear down and very well explained. Thanks Shak.

[@shaktastik]

Thank you my friend ☺️

[@raygutierrez9221]

Thank you very much for time and sharing the knowledge, have a great day 👍

[@thomasmartinscott]

They are built with the Quality that few things are.

[@thefellowbreather]

Listening to this on a Bose Soundlink Flex 😎

[@debasishghoshsays]

It’s a crazy good speaker!mee too

[@thefellowbreather]

@@debasishghoshsays Yea. Literally too good to be true

[@yujishinohara1uponatime]

Listening to the youtube via Soundlink Flex, impressive sound from an elegant design

[@jayhache5609]

Great video! Looking forward to your review of this speaker!

[@yogeshchandthakur]

Great video! I just got this speaker as a compulsion and it always happens that after i buy stuff i realise I shouldn’t have done that. The flex battery sucks big time and the speaker has a lot of bass which overpowers the mid and highs. I liked the previous soundlink mini which was way better than the flex however thank you for this video just incase i need to dissect it 👍🏻

[@RennieAsh]

Bose has been quite decent at these little speakers and headphones for a while now. They combined their active EQ and small speaker devices from as far back as the 70's lol
They also seem to hate using tweeters; it's full range drivers or paper cone tweeters. If you have a Bose product with a dome tweeter then it's a rarity lol

[@Chandrashekharsaha4R]

Bose Only the name is enough feeling proud that our Bengali Indian origin engineer founded this company.

[@earthworm85]

Great video!! Thank you. Now I wish it had two speakers 🙂🙃

[@cinque8335]

Excellent video well done!

[@shaktastik]

thanks 🙂

[@verynick]

People complaining about how simple and only one speaker it has without using it lol I bought and tested Flex, JBL Flip 6 and Sonos Roam. I returned them all except for Bose. Something about the well round full range speaker sound that others speakers are missing. At the end of the day, it is all about sounds, right? Haha

[@rugososphotos3646]

really interesting to see how the passive radiator activates once the enclosure is sealed tightly

[@josephbesra6348]

Is it worth buying buying two Bose speakers for party mode

[@elinavance3476]

it depends how portable your setup must be. I would recommend the teufel boomster (similar price to 2x Bose flex.) minirig also has some interesting combinations, where you can buy 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer for example and have a portable system. I think the bose flex is one of the best really small bluetooth speakers! (I didn`t test 2 Bose Flex)

[@Digitaliziation]

Must say it sounds pretty damn good for a single driver speaker

[@samannoyb]

Bose is the best and will remain the best.

[@mic44lee44]

Thanks 🙏 I Wanted to know the Breakdown and You Did a Great Job of Breakdown and Reassembly Thanks Again

[@jordanyayala]

Mine started to rust on the grill. Probably because I left it for a while on the backpack after a beach trip. Keep an eye on leaving the speaker inside for long periods of time

[@rokitman5753]

I luv my Bose its crazy good ❤

[@chrisramos3533]

Esa Bocina se parece mucho a la queusa Sony en la XB13 🔊

[@wokemyarse4133]

I love mine, it’s amazing how you can make phone calls through it and sink it spyware in you neighbors house

[@piotrpawelec2008]

Mam 2 głośniki Bose Flex , brzmienie rewelacyjne i w prawdzie bas nie jest tak potężny jak w Boomboxie JBL 2 , niemniej Flex ma bardzo przyjemną barwę dźwięku/ brzmienia - można słuchać godzinami .
Dodam jeszcze , iż Bose Flex brzmi jeszcze lepiej / przyjemniej niz Bose Soundlink Mini 2 , ma niższy bas , lepsze wysokie tony i zdecydowanie lepszą średnicę ( wokal, skrzypce) i oczywiście w przeciwieństwie do wielu chinskich głośników nie brzmi kartonowo .

[@justmeonlyme]

Personally I test speakers on diffeent songs, one being this video " Struck By You (SLCT Remix) - Seroa "

[@mcraedb]

Great video. What type of device is the music being played from? Phone or DAP

[@shaktastik]

DAP Activo CT10

[@doorguru168888]

My sound link is less than a year old. Now, when you turn the volume too high. the unit shuts off. Maybe from vibration, maybe there's a bad solder joint.

[@paulolozada5614]

Great job 👌.... I would like see the new Sony XE200. Thank you 👍

[@Paulinagomezgym]

Yo tengo la Bose Soundlink color 2 y la Soundlink Flex y en modo fiesta uff se escucha súper precioso hermoso 😃😃😃😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@edoardofacciotto7261]

The sound quality difference when you reassembled everything was quite stunning. When playing with the passive radiator on it sounded amazing. Could you tell why it is so important?

[@tristanjacquel]

Double passive radiators work as bass reflex vent but in a small cabinet. They reproduce low frequencies main driver can not deliver with much level. Besides that, main driver is prevented from playing on passive radiators frequency range. Main driver excursion is lowered and thus its behavior is vastly improved. The only downside is delay at low end. But for such small speakers, it is not a concern.

[@dwdrum11]

When the enclosure screws were tightened along with the driver screws the whole cabinet becomes sealed. The fart noise you heard prior is air escaping (air created by the speaker movement) so once sealed the passive radiators then begin to absorb the sound pressure waves, this causes them to radiate sound (ie etc like a speaker cone).

[@liviualexandrubodirnea7860]

@@tristanjacquel ä

[@ldnssunga4453]

I thought the woofer will be racetrack shaped like JBL and a circle passive radiator
I was wrong

[@neosandi6]

good teardown

[@34DRCL2M4]

Please do the soundlink revolve next maybe? The soundlink revolve sounds so good

[@elainya_]

it looks way better then its grill

[@doodday4123]

This is the 2nd teardown vlog and the 1st really destroyed the speaker, what a pity. Since there's an adhesive he forcibly pry open the front grill and completely messes it up.

[@rlowle1228]

While your in there put in a mini plug. Apparently bose forgot to

[@juanfigueroa4305]

Abrir este altavoz es igual de complicado que abrir el Soundlink Micro? Se maltrata mucho?

[@Homes16]

I really wish they would've put a larger, longer lasting battery in. That's really my only complaint.

[@TemujinScott80]

Can you please do the Bose soundlink max teardown, please?

[@rayg8324]

I'd like to see this with a soundcore motion plus because mine stopped working due to a pushed in charger input port

[@SumitSharma-pb8nd]

which gadget are you using to connect speaker for playing music ???

[@shaktastik]

Activo CT10

[@Thuongmtd]

Bose EQ Sound very good

[@gadingguna4099]

if u teardown bose sounlink micro and compared the pcb with flex every single component is the same

[@themaestro001]

👍👍👍 Very good video!

[@OnOfflineID]

Where can you buy a new battery? Or are there alternative batteries?

[@testing448]

I bought this speaker at Costco which is the soundlink flex SE it’s the same thing as the regular flex but only minor drawback is it doesn’t have a built in mic. It’s a Costco exclusive. Anyways I was stun by the sound it has excellent mid range and good extension of the bass plus the clarity of the Highs are excellent. I’m an audiophile I’ve owned all sorts of speakers out there from high end B&W, Sonus Faber, Vienna acoustics and even some klipsch, Polk, JBL, definite technology etc. I’ve had setups from 2 channel to home theater. So my expectations are quite high. This speaker does the job very well but I find out at higher volumes the bass starts to die down. It’s more of a near field type speakers and the bass won’t fill the larger room but the highs will. I’ve owned the home 500 from Bose and that one sounds a whole lot better and it’s amazing how small little drivers can put out such deep bass. I decided to do a tear down and found out there’s tube style tunnels inside that thing which improve the bass. The sound flex is awesome but not for the money.
Here’s why. People will hate me for this but the Anker Soundcore flex 2 sounds as good, while it doesn’t play as loud it has the same clarity and even better bass. Wanna know how much? 60 bucks at the Verizon store.

[@IAmKAZMO]

Anker is still young... Bose is Established and Premium. It's not about how people will "hate you" but seems as though the point is being missed.

[@sunny787]

Excellent wrk, Bluetooth speaker Very lucrative business just one speaker driver lots of money profit

[@brettb8825]

Very interesting video. I've just ordered my first Flex and wanted to know if the battery was replaceable down the road. I like your screwdrivers.

[@metalcastengines9917]

Great Video! Thanks!

[@shaktastik]

thank you 🥰

[@Audiohobbytojestto]

Nice fact two coil in transducer. I see 3 cable . ❤

[@cbychuan]

Great jobs 👍

[@shaktastik]

Thank you ☺️

[@Adam-ic5vi]

Peace out from USA ; )

[@Sierraman59]

You can now use it in a larger cabinet diy :)

[@shaktastik]

Haha yeah good idea

[@jaytalati7749]

Thanks for the video. Satisfied to know the inside out of my Bose speaker. btw what's that device you are using to control music?

[@germancastellanos9378]

Activo mp3

[@MrChandrasekhar3010]

Very Interesting and enjoyed watching every second. I made many BT speakers but the bass is simply not even 50% of bose speakers. The trick is in their speakers. I request you to make efforts to make this speakers available online or at least equivalent with reasonable price.

[@l2azor07]

The trick is in the dsp. Not the speaker.. they use normal speakers.

[@Lo-vo2ec]

@@l2azor07 No, it does not use normal speakers. The trick is in the combination of a good speaker + DSP and a good design of the passive speakers ... (plus the box, etc ...)

[@JViello]

@@Lo-vo2ec Yes, they are just standard speakers and use DSP heavily and sometimes higher order enclosures. A speaker is just it's TS parameters and nothing more. No magic. TangBand makes better drivers than Bose any Joe can order, they are nothing special.

[@Lo-vo2ec]

@@JViello Excuse me, define "normal speakers." As long as you do not define what are "normal" speakers, what you say is completely wrong, it is stupidity as a medieval castle of large !!! The quality of the speakers also counts.

[@JViello]

@@Lo-vo2ec You do realize you're quoting yourself right? LOL I never said "normal speakers" you did. So I guess you are replying to yourself. ROFL

[@ishmaelsslowrevrebmusic2022]

Sounds good

[@krisskuli]

16:16 this is the moment where I start to wonder how these passive radiators work. I mean yes, the generell concept is clear. But in my understanding, front facing passive radiators swing out of phase with the speaker. They extend once the speaker retracts. So they show the opposite movement to the drivers membrane which should eliminate the impulse created by the driver. But instead, they inrease volume and sound... That doesn't add up..
Anyone who has more understanding of this and could explain what I don't see here?

[@bsbarber73]

Think of the way a port works. The back of the speaker pushes air through the port. The port amplifies the bass when balanced properly. In a closed scenario the speaker is pushing pressure in to a closed space. Add 2 radiators opposing one another and weighted properly it is just moving more air to exaggerate the low end. I don’t know if there is really any phasing per say because there is no polarity just low frequency energy be exaggerated. Just my observation.

[@krisskuli]

@@bsbarber73 Ah yea adding different masses to the chassis might do the trick. Anyways, very interesting concept

[@Roelypopper]

the system of the active driver and the passive radiator is damped by the mass of the air in the speaker and the mass of the passive radiator. This causes some 'lag' in the movement of the passive side, kind of how a mass on a spring doesnt react instantly when u pull on the end of the spring. This behaviour causes most of the important bass frequencies to become constructively added to the sound by the passive radiator, i.e. they move in and out in the SAME direction!

[@cesarquintero_]

7:17 una bateria “18650” y un driver? Antes bose tenia de 2 a 3 baterias 18650 en un dispositivo, cada vez bose colocando menos calidad en sus dispositivos año tras años.

[@taddeojudemugagga2306]

Thanks for this job sir. Can you also tear down bose soundlink mini 2? I am making a request. Taddeo from Durham, Nc

[@shaktastik]

Thanks, I would but there are already videos on UA-cam.

[@taddeojudemugagga2306]

@@shaktastik it's alright. Thanks

[@illuminaughty2929]

Mine refuses to charge anymore... any hints as to the problem?

[@pulidonetreparaciones7181]

Tengo uno con problemas de bluetooh, no me aparece en la lista de dispositivos bluetooh. Si enciende y dice listo para conectarse.
I have one with bluetooth problems, it doesn't appear in the list of bluetooh devices. If it turns on and says ready to connect.

[@luiscarlosultra]

Olá 👋🏼 Os graves e agudos são melhores e mais altos do que a charge 5? Obrigado 👍🏼

[@shaktastik]

Obrigado 👍🏼

[@MrReeceyburger123]

What’s that dap your using looks great ?

[@shaktastik]

Activo CT10 👍

[@xmarkggwp]

the usb c port soldered to the board and no seal at all, looks like its not so airtight.

[@thakkoandrovski6595]

Por dentro parece un parlante chino standard pero suena como un parlante chino de alta calidad.

[@michaelreed9805]

Why listen to it while disassembled? Wouldn't it sound much better in its case?

[@johnnyelizondo3117]

Great video! Just curious, what's the streaming device you're using?

[@shaktastik]

Thanks bro, it's the Activo CT10

[@manojbharathan6745]

My Bose Sound link Flexi not get On.I pressed power on button few seconds but it's not working.Fully charged.Any one knows why power on not working

[@miaharun_z]

Just for knowledge why are there 3 wired to the spesker ?

[@brandoncruzcanedo8376]

Que dispositivo ea el que uso para conectar bt con la bocina ????

[@subhbro]

Hi. I was having a great experience with it but suddenly it keeps turning off whenever I try to play something a little loud. This had never happened before (it’s a little more than a year old). I think it is also not charging properly; once it turns off, it does not turn on unless I put it on charge again. Can somewhere tell me what is happening, and is there a way to repair it? I took it to the local authorised Bose store, and they said they can only replace it (and it’s not in warranty anymore). Please help!

[@ianmclean5541]

Is anyone else bugged by that strap sticking out the side?

[@leimleim]

1:24 How much temperature would you recommend for that kind of plastic?

[@michelrea2403]

Unfortunately my 1st one went bad red blinking light flashes 13 times when first plugged in.
2 nd one lasted 2 months and same issue.
Total garbage.

[@53556]

hey bro i have a bose revolve soundlink series 1 and i live in inida. my speaker is about 6 years old and battery has gone totaly and it is not switching on also . when l went to bose official service centre in kolkata west bengal,they said me that they have stopped servicing the old gen of this speaker model.
can u suggest me any solution and solve it bcz that speaker is really close to my heart

[@miguelcalelperez]

Yo tengo uno igual pero le conecte un cargador no se que le paso se quedo encendido ya no se apaga u ne puede conectar a un dispositivo 😢

[@midhunkjairaj4124]

hi, whats the model name of that Bosch screw driver plz!

[@nickjonas3704]

Soundcore motion plus+ teardown please🙏