Bose SoundTouch 30 Series III Wireless Music System

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The Bose Skill is compatible with all current generation SoundTouch speakers (SoundTouch 10, SoundTouch 20 Series III, SoundTouch 30 Series III, the SoundTouch 300 soundbar, Wave SoundTouch IV, the SoundTouch SA-5 amplifier, the SoundTouch Wireless Link adapter, and the Lifestyle 600 and 650 home entertainment systems) and previous SoundTouch speakers/systems that support Bluetooth connectivity. The third-gen presses forward even more, so it’s out with Airplay and in with Bluetooth, which should please Android users. dual-band wi-fi, the connection is stronger and more reliable, with the addition of 5GHz compatibility catering for more stable streaming.

However, Apple device owners can use Apple AirPlay 2 to group the SoundTouch 30 speaker – Series III with Bose Home Speaker family products for multi-room synchronized playback. But the SoundTouch 30 loses ground in its inability to improve on the aspects of the Bose sound present in its smallest family member. Hi Fi Excellence operate custom install services for all Bose premium products, our installation team generally cover an area of approximately 50 radius of Coventry but we can cover further if requested. A carry handle on the rear comes in handy when moving the Bose into position – it weighs a hefty 5kg – and rear connections include a 3. Play an energetic song such as “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and the infectious “doh” bassline and big slapping drums throb through your chest, while the guitars, vocals and brass licks are fired into the room with dizzying gusto.

This is the same remote control that comes in the box with SoundTouch® 10, SoundTouch® 20 series III or 30 series III speaker. If connected to a power strip (or surge protector), try bypassing the power strip and plug the power cord directly to a wall outlet. I’m also taken aback by how loud and powerful it is, filling a cavernous living room without really breaking a sweat. Inside, Bose uses its ‘Waveguide’ technology, which effectively performs a kind of traffic-warden role in delivering the power of the SoundTouch 30’s two high/midrange drivers and singular subwoofer in a way that belies even its already considerable size. While we found the original Bose SoundTouch 20 to be more neutral sounding than the original Sonos Play:5 this time around the roles are reversed.

As far as multiroom apps go, it's one of the better ones and places all the key functions front and center. Lisa Gerrard's Middle Eastern-inspired melody soared beyond the confines of the cabinet to fill the small CNET listening space, and the egg shakers that flank her appeared to come from a foot away from each side of the box.

This bass preponderance had a negative effect on performance at higher volumes--just over the 60 percent mark-- with our test bass track, "Life," by the Beta Band. Two years ago, we gave the SoundTouch series III 30 four stars, but the subsequent introduction of similarly sized speakers with similar features since – most notably from Audio Pro and Denon – has shed a different, and less favourable, light on its abilities.

At around two minutes and 30 seconds the song features a slow descending bass line and the Bose displayed audible port noise, or distortion, from the very first note of the progression.Of course, that won’t matter to Spotify users, for example, and it’s easily remedied, however it just sees the Bose app toe just the wrong side of the line between uncomplicated and undercooked. The competing Sonos offers more services over Wi-Fi, more sound-tailoring features and a better app. With Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility, you can wirelessly stream whatever you want, however you want. You can also control the music that’s playing—for example, say “Alexa, pause the music in the Kitchen,” “Alexa, resume the music in the Kitchen,” “Alexa, turn up the volume in the Kitchen,” “Alexa, skip to the next song in the Kitchen,” and so on.

Browse your favorite music services, like Apple Music or Spotify®, or play anything from your phone or tablet.When the SoundTouch range was first introduced you needed to connect each speaker to your PC via a USB cable, and this was light years behind Sonos' wireless system. The app scrolls through huge music libraries without much hesitation – I whizzed down a list of more than 900 albums on my NAS drive and it needed only a brief pause when it reached “M”. When it came to more aggressive music, the speaker failed a couple of the tests that the Sonos Play:5 passed. In the SoundTouch app, the host system is listed first followed by the number of grouped systems (i. Functions such as queuing songs and creating playlists – key to the usability of systems such as Sonos – are missing, as are some of the major streaming services.