보스 사운드링크 맥스: 휴대용 블루투스 스피커 리뷰

399달러라는 높은 가격에도 불구하고 크기 대비 인상적인 사운드를 제공하는 Bose의 SoundLink Max.

### 보스 사운드링크 맥스: 인상적인 음질의 프리미엄 휴대용 블루투스 스피커
* 🔊  보스 사운드링크 맥스는  399달러의 휴대용 블루투스 스피커로, **크기 대비 뛰어난 음질**을 제공합니다.
* 📦  내구성과 방수 기능을 갖춘 프리미엄 디자인과  **65% 볼륨에서 20시간 지속**되는 배터리 수명이 특징입니다.
* 🎶  이 스피커는 넓은 사운드 스테이지, 강력한 저음 성능, 블루투스  **5.3 연결로 인상적인 음질**을 제공합니다.
* 🔊   UE 메가붐이나 사운드코어 붐 2와 같은 다른 스피커에 비해 **사운드링크 맥스는 뛰어난 사운드**가 돋보입니다.
* 👥  블라인드 사운드 테스트에서 동료들은 스피커의 음량에 깊은 인상을 받았고 실제보다 더 크다고 인식했으며, 일부는  **399달러라는 가격표에 대해 우려**를 표하기도 했습니다.
* 💰   SoundLink Max는 높은 가격에도 불구하고 **뛰어난 음질**을 갖춘 잘 디자인된 휴대용 스피커이지만, **더 저렴한 옵션**도 있습니다. 향후 할인이 적용될 수도 있습니다.

[Music] Hey there, folks. This is the SoundLink Max Bose's new flagship portable Bluetooth speaker. Not surprisingly, it sounds excellent for its size, but here's the thing: it costs $399. That ain't cheap. So let's dive right in the review to help you figure out whether it's worth its high price tag or not. And stick around for a fun little sound test I did with a few of my CNET colleagues here in our New York office. Okay, so truth be told, when I first heard about the SoundLink Max, I was a little surprised to hear that Bose was putting out a $399 Bluetooth speaker after it had done so well with its earlier SoundLink Flex. The reason the Flex was so successful was that because it not only sounded great for its compact size, but it didn't cost that much, at least not for Bose's product. The Flex lists for $149 but regularly goes on sale for $ to $30 less. Now, at first glance, you might think the Max is only about twice as big as the Flex, but it's

actually more like three to four times its size. The Max weighs in at 4.89 lb or 2.22 kg. By comparison, the S link Flex weighs 1.3 lb or .59 kg. So, the SoundLink Max is considerably bigger and heftier. Yeah, it's definitely easy enough to carry around, but it's certainly got some heft to it. Does feel like it's close to 5 lb. Nice powder finish, got some grip to the finish here, and the handle has some nice grip to it. Definitely has some heft to it. Like the Flex, the Max does have a premium looking feel with a powder-coated silicon-wrapped steel body. It's got a little bit of a purse vibe to it, or at least that's what some of my colleagues in this office thought. And it's designed to withstand bumps and drops. I think it would survive a drop of 3 to 4 feet and maybe higher just fine, but I'd avoid dropping it on pavement because it looks so nice.

wouldn't want it to get dinged up. Bose says its finish won't peel or flake, and the speaker is resistant to corrosion and UV light. Max has an IP67 rating, which makes it dustproof and fully waterproof. That said, if the speaker does get too wet, the battery life will blink amber and white, and you're supposed to dry the speaker off and make sure there's no water in the USBC port before charging it. It does come with a 15-watt power adapter, at least in most countries, the US it does, and it takes about 5 hours to fully charge the speaker with that adapter. The battery is rated up to 20 hours at 65% volume, which is good, but the number drops to only 3 hours if you crank the volume up to max. [Music] Levels. The USBC port is both charge in and charge out, so you can use the speaker to charge your smartphone or another device. However, you can't plug in a device and listen to audio through the

USBC connector that you have to do via the auxiliary inport, if you want to connect an audio device like a CD player or an MP3 player with a 3.5 mm audio cable. Remember those things. Overall, this is a very well-designed portable speaker. This essentially a mini boom box thanks to its rope handle. What's kind of cool is that if you're willing to shell out another $25, you can swap in one of four optional color handle accessories. A rope shoulder strap is also available for $45. The speaker isn't exactly loaded with features. For instance, there's no built-in microphone, so you can't use it as a speaker phone, which would have been good. Also, at launch, you can't wirelessly link two of these speakers together to make a stereo pair or party up with a flex speaker. However, Bose reps did tell me the linking feature is coming later this year with a firmware upgrade. Some people didn't like that the flex was equipped with the older Bluetooth 4.2, but Bose has avoided any controversy.

here by going with Bluetooth 5.3 for the max, like Bose's latest headphones and earbuds. The speaker supports the SBC and AAC audio codecs, along with Qualcomm's Apex adaptive codec that works with some Android devices. Okay, so on to the sound quality, which is ultimately what makes this speaker special. I didn't crack open the speaker, but Bose says it has an articulated array with three transducers across the front of the speaker that delivers a quote unquote spacious stereo experience. There are also two passive radiators to enhance bass performance and some fancy digital processing to reduce distortion. I can't say it totally eliminates distortion, particularly at high volumes with less well-recorded tracks, but the speaker mostly holds up together quite well. There are some equalizer settings in the app to tweak the bass, mid-range, and treble, but I'm mostly stuck with the default setting. Like I said, the speaker sounds quite impressive for its size. It's always tricky to get any sort of decent stereo separation from a very compact Bluetooth speaker because the

drivers are so close together, but Bose has done a good job creating a wider sound stage than you'd expect with the max, giving the sound more depth and openness. It does offer more of a stereo experience than many Bluetooth speakers that claim to be stereo speakers. However, it's still not quite the same as listening to a pair of separate speakers. As far as how its sound compares to the Flexus sound, the max is in another league, both in terms of volume and bass performance. I don't know if it sounds three to four times as good as the Flex, but it certainly sounds twice as good, and probably a bit more than that. The max would make for a good beach or pool speaker, but it would also fill a small to medium-sized room with sound while taking up very little space. I imagine it'll find a spot in a lot of dorm rooms. I compared the max to a few other speakers, including the UE Megaboom, which retails for $2.99, and the Soundcore by Anker Boom 2, which costs around

$130. I like both those speakers, but the Max did sound superior compared to the UI Epic Boom. The Max sounded a little clearer and more natural, with better bass definition. The Max's sound stage was also wider than that of the much cheaper Soundcore Boom 2, and the Max was also more accurate and natural sounding. That said, the Boom 2 sound quality is very impressive for the price. The bass may not be quite as well defined as the Bose's, but it's got a similar kick to it, and the Boom 2 is clearly the better value, even if the speaker itself isn't as sleek looking as the Bose, and it does have some letting effects for those who appreciate that sort of thing. I've talked about how a speaker like this, and even the smaller SoundLink Flex, sound a lot bigger than their size would indicate. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to see if some of my colleagues could guess how big the speaker was in a blind sound test.

also wanted to ask them about the [Music] price. Is this all one speaker? Yeah [Music]. Um, so did you, did you get a sense of what like what we feeling on like how big a speaker this would be? I wouldn't say it's like surround sound, but it sounded really, really loud. Um, so maybe like this big. I feel like the speaker that I just heard is like, like kind of like maybe like in that sort of size. It just feels like it had too much base to be just like a, a, a simple like, uh, portable speaker, I think. Um, like the size of a cantaloupe, like a 9-inch Cube thing. It sounded like a big speaker, but then I don't know how close it was to me, so maybe, maybe something about this size, maybe something like a UI Mega boom size. It's got to be smallish, like maybe this feels like, you know, the type of speaker you bring to the beach, right? So it's probably like, I don't know, ball-sized. That's what I would, I would.

say, Oh, that's a lot smaller than I was expecting. That, holy crap, yeah, know, I thought it was much bigger. No, and it doesn't surprise me that that's the brand that sounds like that. So, that's fine, C, all right, that's the, that's the speaker, that's the cantaloupe size speaker. Yeah, oh, okay, not round, a Bose, a Bose, okay. And, and if it's Bose, it's definitely like 300, it does cost $399. Would you, based on what you heard and what you now see, does that seem overpriced? If I did listen to music a lot, like on the beach or something, I might invest in that, um, but I would have to, like, that would have to be a part of my regular life. I can already tell the $200, uh, is way off, and I can't wait for you to tell me how much it actually is. $3.99, of course it is, how much is it, 3.99, ah, I'll wait for it to go on sale. Yes, it's $3.99, oh, wow, okay, well, I don't know.

if I would spend that much on this so there you have it. Not all, but most of my colleagues thought they were listening to a significantly larger speaker. They did think it was a little expensive at $3.99. However, they weren't so shocked by the price when they saw it was a bow speaker. In the final analysis, aside from its high price, there isn't too much to complain about. Yeah, I'd like it to have speaker phone functionality. I also wish that at launch, you could stereo pair it with another Max or link it to a flex in party mode. Bigger speakers like Sony's alt field 7 and JBL's boom box 3 that cost $4 to $500 can produce bigger sound with bigger bass, but they're much larger speakers that can't fit into a backpack. If you can't afford the SoundLink Max, the slightly larger Soundcore by Anor Boom 2 is a good option for a lot less money, and the Flex is still an excellent little speaker that many people will prefer simply because it's smaller.

lighter and still manages to produce good sound. Alternatively, you could wait for the Max to go on sale like the Flex. I do think we'll see it discounted later in the year by 15% to 20%, bringing its price down to maybe $349 or even $329. But let me know what you think about the SoundLink Max in the comment section below. And if you found this video informative at all, hit the like button and subscribe to this channel if you haven't already. I'm David car for cnet.com. Thanks for watching.

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리뷰: 사운드 링크 맥스 보스 휴대용 블루투스 스피커

사운드링크 맥스는 플렉스에 비해 더 크고 무거운 블루투스 스피커로, 방진 및 방수 등급을 포함한 프리미엄 디자인과 내구성을 갖추고 있습니다.

배터리 수명은 65% 볼륨에서 최대 20시간이며 다른 장치를 충전하는 데 사용할 수 있습니다.

하지만 최대 볼륨에서는 배터리 수명이 3시간으로 줄어듭니다.

Bose Max 휴대용 스마트 스피커: 컴팩트하고 잘 디자인된 오디오 장치

Bose Max 휴대용 스마트 스피커는 사용자 지정을 위한 액세서리 옵션을 제공하지만 출시 시에는 내장 마이크 및 무선 연결과 같은 일부 기능이 없습니다.

3을 사용하지만 나중에 펌웨어 업그레이드를 통해 연결 기능을 도입할 예정입니다.

이 스피커는 관절형 어레이, 패시브 라디에이터, 저음 성능 및 왜곡 감소를 위한 디지털 처리로 고품질 사운드를 제공합니다.

Bose Max는 다른 블루투스 스피커보다 더 넓은 사운드 스테이지를 제공하여 스테레오 경험과 인상적인 볼륨 및 저음 성능을 제공합니다.

UE 메가붐이나 사운드코어 붐 2와 같은 동 가격대의 다른 스피커보다 더 선명하고 자연스러운 사운드로 뛰어난 성능을 발휘합니다.

컴팩트한 크기에도 불구하고 방 안을 사운드로 가득 채울 수 있으며 기숙사 방부터 해변까지 다양한 환경에 적합합니다.

이 스피커는 크기가 멜론이나 UE 메가 붐과 비교될 정도로 시끄럽다고 묘사되었습니다.

참가자들은 처음에 스피커가 더 클 것이라고 생각했지만 실제 크기에 놀랐습니다.

Bose 스피커의 가격은 399달러로 비싸다고 생각하여 판매를 기다리겠다는 의견이 많았습니다.

대부분의 동료들은 SoundLink Max가 399달러로 비싸지만 음질은 인상적이라고 평가했습니다.

스피커폰 기능 및 스테레오 페어링과 같은 추가 기능을 원하는 의견도 있었습니다.

더 저렴한 대체 옵션으로 Anor Boom 2의 Soundcore와 Flex가 제안되었습니다.

연말에 Max가 15%에서 20%까지 할인될 가능성도 언급되었습니다.