Comments on: Bose® SoundDock® Series II digital music system for iPod® – Silver

By: David C. Geroux

David C. Geroux — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:14:14 +0000

This product is everything it claims to be. Great sound, easy to use, and it even looks pretty good. Having bought other docs for our iPods in the past I tell you this: what you spend on this product is worth it. Nothing else I have owned compares. There was a problem with the shipping from Bose, however, and they were not great with their customer support. Their responses came off condescending, almost like they were doing me some sort of major favor by selling me a Bose and that I should be happy with whenever I got it; even if it was a week later than stated and after my wife’s birthday! All in all, it was all worth it. This system is fabulous!

By: R. Flick

R. Flick — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:46:20 +0000

I purchased this item for my wife for Christmas. We have an older model ipod with the wheel. When I went to attach the ipod to the dock I got it to work and realized that it was not charging. I could get it to play and it did sound very nice, however, not only would it not charge but would only turn on or off and control the volume. It would not do any thing else. I finally went through the trouble shooting guide and after reading all of the things that could be wrong, I found at the bottom of trouble shooting guide that it will not work with an ipod that has a wheel with 4 buttons above the wheel.

It is not compatible with the SoundDock Series II. It says that you can listen to this type of ipod when it is docked but it will not charge. This is also misleading because even though it will play it will do nothing more. It will not even change to the next song without removing the ipod and manually changing the song.

Sorry it doesn't work like I had expected it to.

By: Dr. Elaine O. Chaika

Dr. Elaine O. Chaika — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:42:52 +0000

For the money, this is really disappointing. Despite Bose’s claims, there is no stereo effect, only monaural. The sound is mediocre. One hears neither the very highs or very lows. In fact, the sound is about equivalent to the $79.95 Logitech speakers for my laptop. Also, the volume is not very loud even when it is maxed, so there is no rich, roomfilling sound even when listening to classical music — or rock ‘n roll for that matter.

By: Herbert W. Hall

Herbert W. Hall — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:03:54 +0000

The stereo does a great job for my needs. Probably best in small to medium room. Great sound.

By: Gee

Gee — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:38:29 +0000

Hey, what can I say? BOSE is the best sound quality you can have, but this Bose SoundDock for the iPod sells for only $299 and sounds just as good at the one for $599.