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Customer Reviews for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Model: SOUNDDOCK
SKU: 8509438
UPC: 017817417778
With a powerful proprietary acoustic design and Waveguide speaker technology, this sleek portable speaker system delivers balanced, expressive highs and deep, rich lows for a truly breathtaking audio experience.
Average Customer Rating:
4.7
out of 5
(157 Reviews) 157
Rating Snapshot 157 reviews
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4 stars
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3 stars
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97% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Review 1 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Nice product, sound quality that is to be expected
Customer Rating
4.0
What's great about it: Portable
What's not so great: AC Jack is Janky
Love the sound and portability. AC jack is janky and the slightest movement will stop the battery from charging. There should be a battery life display.
This product has... Powerful bass
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Audiophile
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:3-5 times a week
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Review 2 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
It's tiny but sounds like a tsunami
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Use it everyday for all my devices. Sounds great for my recording playbacks.
This product has... Perfect fit, Stylish, Powerful bass
About me... Avid listener, musician
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 3 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Great Sound for portability
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
2.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Great sound out of a portable unit
What's not so great: Battery life, Price
I am impressed with the sound quality out of a portable unit , The batteryt life could be better and even though it was a bit expensive I am overall satisfied.
This product has... Stylish, good sound
About me... Budget Conscious, Avid listener, listen to music around the clock..
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 4 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
The sound coming from this sounddock is AMAZING...
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
1.0
What's great about it: The sound, the portability
What's not so great: The remote!!
I am so bummed that I wasn't able to get the remote to work. The sound quality almost made me overlook the fact that the remote was worthless except to increase and decrease the volume. The folks at Best Buy suggested I try another one and had exactly the same prob. I wish someone could have solved the remote issue and i'd be a happy Bose soundDock owner.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 5 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
A little pricey but Bose has always been
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Beautiful sound, great bass from a small unit, works good
What's not so great: Price
I am running my MP-3 player from it, great sound....and I have ran it non stop for 3-4 hours at mid volume........it's a Bose. Love the remote control....it will turn on and off and raise and lower volume on a MP-3 player. An I-Pod it will control music selection as well
This product has... Stylish, Powerful bass, awsum product
About me... Avid listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:1-2 times a week
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Review 6 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Exceptional sound.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: sound quality
What's not so great: AC plug falls out to easily
Excellant product with great sound. Remote is nice but when in shuffle mode if you go to next tune it will stay on that tunes album and then go to the next one on list.
This product has... Powerful bass
About me... Avid listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 7 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Great sound from a small portable unit
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Sound quality and portable
What's not so great: Docking station and price
This unit is great and easy to transport with the optional carry bag.
This product has... Stylish, Powerful bass
About me... Casual listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Casual listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:3-5 times a week
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Review 8 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Awesome sound
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: The sound quality
What's not so great: Nothing
This Bose Dock sounds better than my home stereo that I don't even use since I purchased this device. So easy to use as well. I love it. It is like being at a concert.
This product has... Perfect fit, Stylish, Powerful bass
About me... Casual listener, Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Casual listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
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Review 9 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Gteat tunes
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Can be used anywhere, great portability!
What's not so great: Just a bit pricey, but considering the brand it is worth the price.
This speaker setup is exactly what I was looking for. Great sound corsucha small unit. Love the fact that it can charge and play at the same time.
This product has... Stylish, Powerful bass, portable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 10 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Great potble speaker system
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: compact and the superior sound
What's not so great: Short battery life
This is far, far better sound system than another one I had that I could not even contact the vendor to replace the odd battery. The only real issue I have is with the duration of the battery before charging is required. Three hours is simply not long enough; it should be closer to six hours. Other than that, a super buy.
This product has... Powerful bass
About me... Frequent traveler, Avid listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:3-5 times a week
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Review 11 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
OUTRAGEOUS Sound !!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Everything!
What's not so great: Price
Fantastic audio from my I-pod!!! From the Classical to Oldies the sound is awesome. I almost feel like I am at the NY Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. A bit pricey' but worth it if you love music. Only thing Bose needs to do is upgrade their Home 123 System to BLU-RAY from their present DVD system.
This product has... Stylish, Powerful bass, great audio level in every room and poolside.
About me... Audiophile
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 12 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
This has the best sound quality
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to set up, great sound and great product
I love my Bose SoundDock Portable Digital Music System for Apple iPod!! The sound quality is unbelievable! I also love the fact that it is portable, so, I can carry it from room to room. Very easy to use and good price for the quality that you get. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone that wants great sound and easy to use!
This product has... Perfect fit, Stylish, Powerful bass
About me... Casual listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Casual listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 13 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Great product
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Sound
What's not so great: maybe price but its worth it
I have been pretty negative over the years about Bose product alway thought they were over priced. I have read that on many reviews even here but........ I tried the rest sony logitec etc they did come close to the qualtiy and sound of this bose product I also found this to be true on their noise canceling headphone Bose just sound better. You can buy cheaper and even come close but don't let anyone tell you "they are as good or better than the Bose"
This product has... Powerful bass
About me... Audiophile
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Audiophile
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:3-5 times a week
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Review 14 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
I take my beats with me XD
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: They could come up with a better remote...
Loooove it! So far it's been awesome. The sound quality is really good for the small size. The portability option is great to have and the battery lasts a decent amount of time. I love that it charges my ipod while docked also. I won it in a bet, and I'm sooo glad I won! : p
This product has... Perfect fit, what you need ; )
About me... Audiophile
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Audiophile
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 15 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Pretty good
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
2.0
What's great about it: Sound
What's not so great: No equalizer
Good product overall but could have been a little cheaper.The dock sometimes doesn't close flat.Also lacks any sound shaping features.
This product has... Stylish
About me... Avid listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Avid listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 16 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Amazing sound & worth the price
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
I bought this product after comparing it aganist multiple brands & after I got this it was worth the price.. it has amazing sound quality & good battery life.. we took this to our BBQ party at poolside & everyone enjoyed the music..
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Casual listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 17 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Great sound
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
This product is great easy to use and the sound is great
This product has... Perfect fit
About me... Casual listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Casual listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:1-2 times a week
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Review 18 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Awesome Sound
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
We also have a Logitech device. Place the Bose and the Logitech side by side and the difference is obvious. A much richer sound is coming from the Bose. Of course, there is a higher price tag on the Bose so better sound is expected. Depending upon how you use the device you may or may not hear the difference. We use ours indoors alot so we are not distracted by other sounds and there is plenty of volume even when not plugged in. Battery life is good.
This product has... Powerful bass
About me... Casual listener, Budget Conscious
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Casual listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:3-5 times a week
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Review 19 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Oustanding sound quality
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: sound quality, and portability.
What's not so great: cost
Outstanding sound quality, this is according to my wife who has an excellent ear for music. Good looking product, easy to move from one room to the other with the hand recess in the back of the product. I do not like that I have to move the I Phone protective case in order to mount the I Phone to the dock, but I got around that by using a 3.5 mm audio cable that I plug 1 end to the back of the SoundDock and the other end to the I Phone which I can do without removing the I Phone protective case (with the Mediabridge - 3.5 mm Male To 3.5 mm Male Stereo Audio Cable that has a stepped plug). I think that the product is too expensive for what you get, but I selected it for its sound quality. I was also considering the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air Wireless AirPlay Speaker Dock, which I liked its sound quality a lot more than the Bose SoundDock, but it is bigger and it is not portable. My suggestion, if you want a portable device, buy the Bose SoundDock, but if you do not want a portable device and you do not mind the larger size, then buy the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air Wireless AirPlay Speaker Dock since it sounded much better and richer to me than than the Bose SoundDock.
This product has... Stylish, Powerful bass
About me... Casual listener
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Casual listener
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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Review 20 for Bose® SoundDock® Portable Digital Music System for Apple® iPod® - Black
Excellent sound
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: light weight, beautiful, functional, great quality
What's not so great: nothing
I agonized over whether to buy the Bose stationery docking station versus this portable one! I called Bose direct, I went to Best Buy twice and talked to 2 sales persons, but finally the Bose salesman told me he had bought the portable one himself and that finally sold me. We have a permanent Bose sound system in my husband's office so I really wanted more flexibility of use without sacrificing the Bose quality. I have not been disappointed. The portable docking station is every bit the quality it professes. Christmas Day was a hit playing all our favorite songs using our ipod. I highly recommend.
This product has... Powerful bass, high tech style
About me... Audiophile
I would recommend this to a friend!
Type of Listener:Audiophile
Most Important to Purchase:Sound quality
How Often Used:Daily
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