![]() ![]() However, with speakers this small you really won’t hear the difference anyway – drivers and tuning affect the sound far more at this level. BOSE SOUNDLINK REVOLVE ANDROIDThis is most easily achieved via the Bose Connect app (for Android and iOS).Īs with previous SoundLink models, Bose hasn’t included aptX support for lossless Bluetooth streaming. You can also stereo-pair two Revolves or set them in a multiroom party mode, all playing the same music. This is done just by a short press of the Bluetooth button. ![]() The Revolve has memory for pairing with eight devices, which can be cycled through without having to go through the Bluetooth pairing procedure each time. I find the vocal confirmation of pairing – she even speaks the name of the paired mobile device – quite useful, to be honest. You can mute her if you find it a bit jarring, though. The SoundLink Revolve features Bose’s usual vocal prompts, telling you when it’s connected or can’t find a device to pair with, via a female American voice. In theory, this should result in omnidirectional audio – no sweet spots and dead spots as you walk around the speaker. Internally, the Revolve has a pair of opposing passive bass radiators, and a single transducer firing downwards into a dispersal plate with a pressure trap to reduce distortion. Unusually, underneath the speakers is a standard tripod thread, so you can pop your Revolve off the ground, or maybe even attach it to a Gorillapod wrapped around a tree-branch while you swing to some tunes in your hammock. A USB mains adapter’s included in the box. Battery life is quoted as being around 12 hours from a couple of hours’ charge, which I found to be accurate. An optional charging dock is also available for £24.95. Perfect for beer-splashed barbecues, rain-soaked festivals and some poolside tunes.Īround the back – if there is such a thing on a 360-degree speaker – there’s a 3.5mm aux input and a Micro USB port for charging. The rubber isn’t just for show, either: it helps the Revolve attain an IPX4 water-resistance rating. The latter can be used for play/pause or held down to connect with Siri or Google Assistant – there’s a microphone for voice commands or just using the Revolve as a speakerphone. The rounded bottom and top are both rubber, with the top having buttons moulded into it for on/off, Bluetooth, volume up, volume down, aux input and a multi-function control. There’s a choice of two finishes: Luxe Silver and Triple Black. A perforated aluminium enclosure wraps seamlessly around the speaker and tapers towards the top. Related: Best Bluetooth speakers Bose SoundLink Revolve – Design and featuresīose has done a decent job with the styling. Premium design and materials combine with portability and solid sonic chops to make this one of the best Bluetooth speakers around – although you pay a hefty price for it. ![]() The SoundLink Revolve is Bose getting in on that omnidirectional-audio act. BOSE SOUNDLINK REVOLVE FULLHowever, it’s hard not to admire the Bose Revolve for its range of talents, though, and despite not getting the full five stars, we can imagine this tiny, talented speaker will still turn plenty of heads.The buzz in Bluetooth speakers these days is all around 360-degree audio, with the music sounding the same no matter where you are in the room. £200 is quite a lot to pay for a speaker, especially when the Megaboom is bigger, clearer, more ruggedly-built and available for less. VerdictĬompared with its main rivals, such as the UE Megaboom, the Revolve is a bit too pricey. Its sense of energy and drive is apparent with whatever you song you play through it, and when it goes loud, it’s capable of impressive volume. The Bose Revolve is less insightful, but it’s still fun to listen to. The Megaboom breathes in more openness into the performance, and you can identify instruments’ placement better, too. The Megaboom delivers a bigger scale of sound, too, but then it is physically bigger. Its rival, the UE Megaboom, is more articulate and handles dynamic shifts and rhythm changes with more confidence. It’s not perfect – we wish the Bose sounded clearer, and that edges of notes were more definite and crisply defined. The guitar strums in Death Cab for Cutie’s A Lack of Colour sound delicate and precise, while voices are gentle and melodic. It delivers plenty of detail alongside the punch. There’s a warmth to the sound that makes it enjoyable to listen to, and this time, Bose steers clear of making the bass go too boomy. ![]()
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