Bose SoundDock XT Speaker (White/Dark Gray)

I know what you're thinking - how can any Bose product cost this little? Surely you can't get that world class Bose sound for less than $150. I hear you friend - I too was a skeptic - thus I asked for it as a Christmas gift (let some other sucker pay money for it and give it to me!). I plugged it in and slotted my iPhone 5 to the dock and was surprised to hear the rich sound that boomed forth. This was that Bose sound that, up until now, I had only heard at displays in Best Buy. I loved it so much I immediately bought a second one for my office.Really the only con with this dock is that it only has a lighting and aux in. If you are looking to connect an old 30-pin iPod or blue tooth connect you're out of luck. I looked for a lightning to 30-pin connector adapter but it doesn't seem like there are any trustworthy ones out there. Apple keeps that stuff pretty locked down.As long as you've got a lightning device though I can't recommend this high enough for you if you want a great sounding/low cost speaker.

This is the second dock and, hopefully, last dock I will ever buy. I paid more but got so much more in quality of sound. It doesn't tell time but I don't care. I have a clock on the wall to do that. This is a great dock for my iPod. I can listen without earbuds bugging my ears and hear others talking while I work in my studio. It is small and mighty. I would suggest this dock to friends and family. I am so happy to have purchased this item. Thanks to Bose, masters of audio.

I am very disappointed in this product. The connector for audio input is flimsy, to say the least. As you are playing your music, the cord will move, from the vibration of the music, and create a terrible hum that is louder than the music. I tried to find a replacement part but the Bose site has nothing for this player. The internet has a lot of parts for older players but this one from 2015 has not gotten to that point. I would not buy this and do not recommend it. I tried to see if the connector has a spring that could be tightened but it is impossible to get to the connector. It would require desoldering several pins in addition to the circuit board. Bose will fix the unit for $75, which seems a lot considering the purchase price. I would rather buy another brands speaker. Luckily, Amazon has agreed to take it back. In all my years of owning audio gear, this is the first time the AUX IN connector has failed.

I bought as a Christmas gift for my son so cannot speak of its long term viability. I did unpack it to try it out to make sure it would fit with his phone case. I read reviews that phone cases were problematic BUT it fits perfectly with the iPhone 7 and the Apple Smart Battery case. It sounded very good although it was a little base-heavy. My teenage son will love it though! I will update review after Christmas.

This is Bose after all so the sound is terrific. I used it for my iPhone and am very happy with the sound, but putting the phone on the thing is a pain. It will not accept a phone in its case. The plug is simply a lightening jack sticking out of a flat surface and it it exactly the length of any charging jack you buy. The jack is the only thins holding th phone in place so be sure to get the phone firmly seated to the jack and make sure the dock is on a level surface or the phone comes lose. It recharges quickly.

Bought this for my husband to listen to music in the hospital. Love the dound

Sounds great, but I just started using it today. I was impressed by the utter unfussiness of the packaging and the almost comical ease of use. I took it out of the box, plugged it in, attached my iTouch, and I am in business. No bells no whistles. It wills the one thing: to amplify and project the music (or whatever). However, since that is all I bought if for, I am really quite happy. Thanks, Bose.

I am very disappointed with the product, especially having paid $149 for a supposedly quality product from Bose. I've been using it for about eight months, with my ipod connected via the lightening connector. After a few uses, the sound would intermittently cease, prompting me to need to re-dock my ipod. This worked until recently. There is no longer any sound coming from the unit with the ipod docked, and I've tried everything to fix it. (Note: The ipod works fine when docked to my computer.) In the end, I purchased a cheap 3.5 mm male to male audio cable, connecting via the headphone jack of my ipod to the AUX input jack at the rear of the unit. This works, but now the ipod doesn't charge. So, ultimately, the cheap dock on the unit failed rendering the unit partly useful. In addition, the sound quality is not that great, unless the volume is turned up very high. If you're restricted to playing music in environments requiring low volume, don't expect excellent sound quality. Finally, I wasn't thinking about this before purchasing the unit, but not having remote control -- at least to control the volume -- is a bit inconvenient. So, overall, I would not recommend this expensive product, given the lack of reliability and poor sound quality.UPDATE: A year later, this product is simply frustrating to use. After about 30 minutes of use, some sort of feedback is sent to the speakers rather than music from my ipod. This is, apparently, due to electrostatic build up, requiring me to unplug the device and my ipod for about 10 minutes. This is clearly a design flaw. Comments from the company to unplug the device is just ridiculous. Fix the design of this product...and give me my money back!