Apple HomePod mini vs Bose Home Speaker 300

I've had sporadic success getting the lock to pair by instead adding it through the Home app and *then* viewing its HomeKit settings in the August app. When I'm able to get this far, the lock state seems to be successfully communicated to the Home app (sends notifications when locking, unlocking, etc).

Just another annoyance. I thought this would be good for ease of use but the Bose software let me down on this product.

It also has what apple calls an acoustic wave guide that channels audio, so the homepod mini sounds the same all the way around speaker, even though h...

As far as the sound quality, I don't feel it lives up to the price point of this speaker, especially since the Sonos One Gen 2 I bought on sale was significantly cheaper than the Bose Home 300. To my ears the Sonos One Gen 2 sounds better. However, I'm not a sound quality snob, I wanted something more fully featured with aux input as an option, but the lack of reminders makes this speaker not very useful for me, as I would need to supplement it with a Dot or similar Echo device anyways.

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which is not why I bought it. If you want a great sounding bluetooth speaker, this will do. If you're looking for a "smart" speaker, look elsewhere

Alarms are great for triggering routines when they go off. I have one here that when my alarm goes off in the morning, it turns on my coffee machine, ...

google nest audio, bose home speaker series. blueetooth on these stays on and in pairing mode forever.

It produces a more punchy bass to me than the HomePod Mini. Now, when turned up to max volume, the HomePod Mini doesn't seem to produce any distortion...

Bose speakers have been most effective in my experience for bedtime listening ,they have the best tuning in terms of dynamic bass adjustment for lower volumes and sound is quite full. bose speakers are generally overpriced ,connect to each other well and do have some 360 degree offerings also like revolve, revolve plus, portable home speaker and home speaker 300. or the stereo ones like soundtouch 20, home speaker 500. wouldnt really recommend any jbl, anker or sony(tribit has decent low volume performance) for your application

11n Wi-Fi. Of course, the speaker also works with Apple AirPlay 2, so you can stream directly from Apple devices. There’s no physical connectivity here, however, like an aux input.

Grouping works only sometimes, usually in the beginning and then speakers drop out even though I have great wifi signal on clear channel and router set according to Bose instructions. Changing volume in the app causes speakers to play at random volumes jumping constantly.

The only thing I dislike is the price, however it is an apple product and you are also getting a really good quality device and speaker so take of it what you will.

Bottom line, you can find the same quality, or better, with better usability for about the same price. I will not be adding any more bose products to my sound system and if I ever win another, I'll sell it.

It's small. It's unobtrusive: this is how a mini speaker should be so then the reason people are buying these cheaper, smaller smart speakers is just ...

The box is deceiving. The speaker was delivered to my home and the size of the box had me annoyed. I thought I was getting a big speaker for my living room. But when I plugged it up the sound just blew me away! Bose has done it again

The only issue I have is the max volume. I feel like it lacks a little bit in that department. But on the plus side, max volume does not sound distorted at all.

This is the first one once I set up the volume I don’t have to wake Up in the middle of the night because the sound becomes too loud. This speaker also does not give me that bad vibe like resonating in my chest. That being said you have to pass the hurdle of being familiar with the accompanying app and the initial set up. C’mon Bose you should do better! Once the app recognizes the device is a home run