Bose SoundTouch 30 III White
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According to our WiFi speaker expert
With the SoundTouch 30 III WiFi speaker, you can combine a variety of playback options with Bose sound quality. Thanks to the 2 tweeters and the woofer, the system produces a rich sound that fills even the largest room in the house. The only thing you have to do is put the plug in the socket. The speaker gives access to streaming services like Spotify and Deezer, making millions of songs available to you. Thanks to Spotify Connect, the speaker is in direct contact with Spotify's database. This way, you won't need to use your smartphone's mobile data and you can select songs directly in the Spotify app. You can listen to your own music collection over the speakers via WiFi and Bluetooth. You'll have an endless amount to listen to and you'll find the right song for every occasion.
Built-in WiFi | ||
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Power supply type | Power grid | |
Bluetooth | ||
AirPlay | ||
Sound quality according to customers | Very good | |
Multi-room audio | ||
Streaming services | Deezer, Spotify | |
Material | Plastic |
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Due to the user-friendliness of the system with the presets, we listen to much more music
Nick van der Burgt
30 December 2016
Automatically translated from Dutch
nice sound, effortlessly fills a room of 40 m³, even if you want to turn the volume up a bit. Very interesting are the 6 presets that can be programmed in such a way that you do not always have to set up your smartphone/tablet or PC to listen to music/radio.
A.C
6 February 2016
Automatically translated from Dutch
First of all I want to explain why the Soundtouch 30 caught my attention : I currently use a mini hi-fi chain from Philips from about 10 years ago to which my record player and a bluetooth receiver (for spotify streaming) are connected. This set sounds very good, but takes up a lot of space (turret, separate speakers, clumsy cables etc) so I was looking for something compact that sounds good, has bluetooth available and can connect my record player. So I then bought the Bose Soundtouch 30.
Connecting/installing was very easy and first impressions of the sound were very good. However, when I started to listen seriously, my frustration only increased.
Firstly, the signal from the WiFi radio dropped regularly - not a problem for me because I hardly listen to the radio - for my wife, however, it was annoying.
Second, when streaming Spotify (which I do use continuously) via the internet, the connection also drops every now and then. Please take me seriously when I say that there is nothing wrong with my internet connection, my other devices that use spotify (smartphone, laptop, pc) also work via wifi and a possible outage is really rare.
Because you can't play directly via iTunes in the Bose app, I had to play this via Bluetooth, which wouldn't be a problem if the connection was maintained, but this also left something to be desired because after listening for 15 minutes I noticed the first glitch already up.
My last point of frustration is one that is aimed at big music lovers like myself. The spotify streaming through the Bose app does not allow playing songs without a small pause in between. Very annoying when you listen to concept albums or live records where the songs flow seamlessly into each other.
In case it isn't clear yet, the Bose Soundtouch 30 was one big disappointment for me. Maybe I happened to have a bad product, but this still doesn't justify my last point. This is certainly not an attack on Bose in general, because I also have products that I am very satisfied with (soundsport free, soundlink revolve).
Martijn Bas
9 April 2019
Automatically translated from Dutch
Product number | 625902 | |
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Manufacturer code | 738102-2210 | |
Brand | Bose | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty | |
Old product returned for free |
Speaker composition | 1 speaker | |
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Depth | 18 cm | |
Width | 43,5 cm | |
Height | 24,6 cm | |
Weight | 11,7 kg | |
WiFi speaker size | Very large (more than 40cm) | |
Color | White | |
Material | Plastic | |
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in screen | ||
Water-resistant |
Multi-room audio | ||
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Multi-room functions | Zones separately, Zones simultaneously | |
Plays from network | ||
Bluetooth | ||
Bluetooth profiles | Standard Audio (A2DP) | |
NFC | ||
Streaming services support | ||
Streaming services | Deezer, Spotify |
Radio | ||
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Internet radio | ||
DAB radio | ||
FM radio | ||
AM radio | ||
Plays from USB memory | ||
Bluetooth |
Controls via app | ||
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Controlled via Apple app | ||
Controlled via Android app | ||
Controlled via Windows app |
USB port | ||
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Type of USB port | Micro USB-B (type: 2.0) | |
Number of USB ports | 1 | |
RCA connector | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Installation ease according to customers | Good |
Power supply type | Power grid |
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Year introduced | 2015 |
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Awards NL/BE | What Hi-Fi? |
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