While this is probably not a make or break feature for some shoppers, I do feel like giving consumers the option to add voice control is now table stakes, so the fact that it doesn’t have voice control makes it feel a bit lacking. In today’s market where almost every speaker has the ability to be a smart speaker and to operate your smart home without touching a single button, Bose has skipped this functionality and I have to say I’m a bit surprised. There’s no support for voice control built into the speaker… meaning you can’t connect the speaker directly to Google or Alexa so you can’t use just your voice. While you can’t call for voice assistance just by asking, if you push and hold the multi-function button on the speaker you can summon your phone’s built-in digital assistant. The Bose Revolve II and Revolve+II can get you connected with your preferred digital assistant… kinda. As this speaker was on loan to me I didn’t test this out.Īlexa/Google/Siri Smart voice control: sorta This essentially means these speakers will stand up to some pretty good splashing but you can’t submerge them. The Revolve II and Revolve II+ are both water resistant with an IP55 rating. There are a few other features worth noting. You can, by the way, pair two Revolve IIs or mix and match the II+ Stereo pairing is as easy as flipping a switch in the app and sounds wonderfully balanced and dizzyingly symphonic. Stereo pairing is a really nice way to get more immersive sound if you do want to splash out and get two speakers. Stereo Pairing Bose Revolve II and Bose Revolve + II Better to go into the app, unpair them and then power down so you can keep the music going. One quirk I noticed: If the speakers are linked together and you turn one off, the whole system shuts off. Even at that volume, the audio stayed clear. At 75% volume on the Revolve +II the sound filled the huge open concept living room and kitchen and carrying on a conversation was impossible. When it comes to volume, even the Revolve II is plenty loud enough at 50% volume. Each of the layers-the high, the mids and the low end- feel like they each have their own place in the room and overall they sound really really great. They are extraordinarily well balanced and have bass that’s prominent but not buzzy. Delicate sounds are easily audible, like the rasp of a brush on a drum-skin. I can say for a fact these speakers both sound outstanding. Let’s get to the real reason you’re here… the sound quality. You can also check battery levels and manage your Bluetooth connections. Verbal confirmations (which you can enable or disable inside the app) follow from the speaker. Bose Connect appīose’s app give you a few additional features for your speakers including the ability to pair them together for stereo left and right channels, or set them up in what’s called party mode where the same sound will play across multiple speakers.īoth of those are done at the click of a button inside the app and both worked well and instantly for me. You can also get them connected in the Bose Connect app. The first thing I noticed is that the speakers don’t arrive charged, which is a bit of a disappointment and means you’ll need to wait 4 hours before your first use.Įven so you can set these speakers up in seconds when you turn them on, they go into pairing mode and you’ll find them instantly in your phone’s Bluetooth menu. While some portable speakers can get you 20 hours of life or more, I’d say what Bose is offering here is merely average.Ĭharging time, by the way takes about 4 hours on either speaker… which is an incredibly long time. That’s not a lot, given Bose has had over 5 years to upgrade. I’ll make a quick note on battery life… each speaker here only adds an hour of addition battery life over the original Revolve speakers. SoundLink Revolve+ II also has a carrying handle and has up to a 17-hour battery life, while SoundLink Revolve II has up to a 13-hour battery life. SoundLink Revolve+ II is larger and generates higher-volume, more “room-filling sound” claims Bose, than SoundLink Revolve II. The main differences are the size, battery life and volume, and of course price – which we’ll get to. These are both portable Bluetooth wireless speakers. (This is the Revolve II and the Revolve + II) Let’s do a quick comparison to show you what the main differences here are if you’re deciding between these two speakers.
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