![]() There’s a 1.4in thread fitted to the base so you can mount the Revolve on a camera tripod, and it charges via either micro-USB or the optional £25 charging base. You can also hook up legacy hardware via a 3.5mm cable. The speaker is IPX4 water-resistant, so you can use it in a rain shower, but not submerge it like the UE Wonderboom. You can also hold it down to activate either Google Assistant or Siri, depending on the smartphone you have connected There are separate buttons for adjusting the volume, dedicated buttons for switching between aux/USB and Bluetooth audio sources, and a “multi-function” button that can be used to pause and play (single press) or skip back and forth (triple- and double-press). The speaker’s controls are set into to the top cap, and make the speaker a doddle to use. It projects audio around itself in 360 degrees, it’s water-resistant to the IPX4 standard and, as long as you keep it in connected with your phone, you can pretend it’s a Google Home or Apple HomePod by holding down the multi-function button moulded into the top and speaking to your phone via the built-in microphone. It does have a handful of nifty tricks, though. It doesn’t have voice-assistant features like the Amazon Echo, the Google Home or the forthcoming Apple HomePod, and it’s quite pricey at £200. ![]() It doesn’t have Wi-Fi so you can’t Google Cast to it or use it in a multiroom setup. READ NEXT: The best Bluetooth speakers of 2020 Bose SoundLink Revolve review: What you need to knowįirst, the key facts: the Bose SoundLink Revolve is a battery-powered, rechargeable Bluetooth speaker. The SoundLink Revolve has been built with the same care and attention to detail that made the Bose SoundLink Mini 2 one of our favourite Bluetooth speakers back in 2015, and it sounds wonderful, too. That’s not such a bad thing, though, especially when it’s a speaker this good. It’s a Bluetooth speaker, no more, no less. It isn’t a digital voice assistant and can’t do the shopping for you. It doesn’t do anything particularly clever. Bose Connect app connects two SoundLink speakers starting with Bose SoundLink Color II (stereo pairing or double-up party mode).The Bose SoundLink Revolve is Bose’s latest wireless speaker, but it isn’t a trendsetter, it’s a follower.NFC tap-to-pair technology (with devices that support NFC).Threaded tripod mount on bottom of speaker.Dimensions: 6 inches high, 3.25 inches deep, 1.5 lbs.But the vast majority of people will think it's a great sounding little speaker that can be easily moved from room to room or carried outside, where it can fill a patio area with sound - maybe not at dance party-level, but certainly at background music volumes.Īs I said, I personally find myself leaning towards spending the extra dough on the SoundLink Revolve Plus, but if you don't need that extra bit of fullness and volume, you'll be quite happy saving some money with the Revolve. It didn't sound great when I hit with deep bass or complicated music, but it sounded better than most small speakers.Īudiophiles will find fault with the Revolve's sound, particularly compared to wired $200 speakers. ![]() For example, UE's Wonderboom, which retails for a third of the price and is an excellent mini Bluetooth speaker, stumbled over parts of the bass line in the Shaun Frank remix of The Chainsmokers' "Closer." The Revolve managed to get through those sections without breaking up. What separates the Bose from its competitors is the ability play a little louder, put out more bass without distorting and sound a little more natural with decent detail. The Revolve is only capable of so much, and can't quite escape the boundaries inherent in streaming audio over Bluetooth to a small speaker. The fact is you could hit a patch where you say to yourself that sounds a little rough - or a little weird. When I say this Bose sounds excellent, what I really means is that it sounds excellent compared to other very compact Bluetooth speakers. I'll repeat what I said about the Revolve Plus. They sounded good for compact, battery-powered wireless speakers, but don't expect a pair of Revolves to beat a decent set of wireless powered speakers such as Bose's own SoundTouch 10 or Sonos Play:1 speakers, both of which can be set up as a stereo pair. To test stereo pairing I threw on some tracks from the '60s and '70s (The Rolling Stones, The Doors and The Beatles) that feature a lot of stereo separation.
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