Bose Soundlink Flex: The King of Bluetooth Speakers?

In this video, we review the new Bose Soundlink Flex to find out if this could be our new portable speaker. We put it to the test, taking a closer look at the design, connectivity, battery life, sound test and Lui sees how durable it really is.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Key Features
01:56 Design
03:57 Connectivity
05:10 Sound Test
07:55 comparison with Charge 5, Flip 6 & Sonos Roam
10:35 Battery life test
11:30 Durability test
14:34 3 things we do and don't love

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[longjohn]

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.

[samrowell]

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.

[LTS]

... 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.
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[numberonehater]

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

[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.

[fatharryxx]

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.

[kjgnyc]

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.

[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.

[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😉👌

[Nate-Aims]

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!

[ctran]

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.

[matthewwilliams]

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!

[scottykilmer]

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!

[boxcarwillie]

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

[robintyson]

I'm amazed how few reviews mention the ability to use it for phone calls. Thanks for doing a short demo of that. When you are in the bathroom lying in the bubbles, it really is wonderful to just press a button and answer the phone. I have the JBL Flip 6. Sound is OK (a bit bass heavy) but no chance of answering a phone call. I find myself using my much cheaper XHDATA Bluetooth radio as a speaker, simply because I can use it to answer phone calls.

[duprie]

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!

[moxig]

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 !

[LeesReviews]

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.

[barlow]

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.

[loganlarcom]

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