Bose SoundTouch Portable Review: It’s One Of The Best Internet Music Streaming Devices

Bose is best known for producing gadgets that have brain whooping sound. We just got to play around with the new Bose SoundTouch Portable internet music streaming system and it left us wanting for more.

Design
The SoundTouch Portable looks like any other sound dock from Bose. Except it has a nice single colour LCD screen at the front, instead of the docking spot for the iPhone or iPod. Engineers at Bose have designed the new device in a manner that it gives you best treble and bass in a small form factor. The remote is also part of the kit and one can control this sound box from as far as 10 meters. This is the transportable version of SoundTouch, so the weight of this sound system is on the lower side. One can easily carry it in the luggage when going on a holiday or can make it hop from one room to the other.

Performance
Bose always amazes us with extreme sound performance from its products and Bose SoundTouch Portable is no different. The sheer power with which this small little contraption is able to send sound waves towards you is incredible. Yes, it does take a little bit of time to set the device up and you do require a PC to help you out in the setup procedure. Also, it requires a constant Wi-Fi connection to stream internet music. However, once these things are out of the way, the SoundTouch portable is worth every penny spent. The sound is superb. High and low notes are clear and one can enjoy all sorts of music genera’s on it.

There are many music genre and music channels available to stream music from. One can set as many as 6 channels on the preset buttons located on the device and on the IR remote. One can listen to Bollywood music from Hungama or dance to the groovy tracks from 1.FM. There is a lot to pick from. It also has a battery inside SoudTouch Portable. Once it is fully charged, it will give you about 3 hours of continuous playback time. Under nominal use it will last for about 10 hours, before the device asks to replenish its battery juices again.

Verdict
Users can also connect mobile phones or music players to the SoundTouch Portable with the help of an Aux cable. This sound system is very good for small to medium rooms (and travel), however not that great in large rooms or halls. Overall, it gave us less to sob over. We were hoping the continuous playback capability of the device was a wee bit longer and also the price was a little less. But then Bose would not be able to keep it at the premium end. At the moment the device is priced at Rs 32,513.