{"id":377839,"date":"2026-04-06T12:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/377839\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:32:07","slug":"bose-soundlink-micro-speaker-2nd-gen-reopens-below-black-friday-pricing-big-sound-in-a-tiny-package-at-a-tinier-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/377839\/","title":{"rendered":"Bose SoundLink Micro Speaker (2nd Gen) Reopens Below Black Friday Pricing, Big Sound in a Tiny Package at a Tinier Price"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bose speakers normally fall squarely in the \u201cyou get what you pay for\u201d category. Exceptional quality, premium sound, but a price tag that\u2019s a bracket or two higher than the competition. So when a Bose speaker shows up at Amazon with a two-digit price tag, it\u2019s well worth a look. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bose-SoundLink-Bluetooth-Waterproof-Dustproof\/dp\/B0FDLD34V5?tag=gizmodo08c-20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">That\u2019s what\u2019s happening right now with the Bose SoundLink Micro Portable Bluetooth Speaker, which normally sells for $129 but is sitting at $99 in a limited-time Amazon deal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bose SoundLink Micro is, as the name suggest, exceptionally small. It also, as the Bose name suggests, delivers outstanding sound that\u2019s way bigger and better than anything a pocket-sized speaker should. Superior battery life, superior portability, superior sound, all for $99? We\u2019re all in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center not-prose\"><a class=\"comp-button\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.gizmodo.com\/go\/6137\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\">See at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bose Gets Better<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The most significant upgrade to this 2nd Gen SoundLink Micro from the original is battery life. The 2nd Gen doubles it, landing at 12 hours of continuous playback. That\u2019s a serious number for a speaker this size, and it means a full day at the beach, a long hike, or a weekend camping trip without hunting for a charger. The IP67 rating handles the rest \u2014 fully dustproof and waterproof, plus shock and rust resistance. You can drop it, dunk it, and leave it in a wet bag without much concern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Sound-wise, Bose leans on its passive radiator design to pull signature deep Bose bass out of a speaker that has no business producing it. The result is audio that punches well above what the form factor suggests \u2014 crisp highs, more low-end thump than competing speakers at this size.<\/p>\n<p>App Control On the Go<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Bose app adds adjustable EQ with bass, treble, and mid controls, which is a nice touch for a speaker in this class. Bluetooth range extends to 30 feet with improved bandwidth over the previous version. The utility strap is actually quite practical \u2014 it\u2019s reinforced enough to attach to a carabiner or wrap around a handlebar without feeling like it\u2019ll give out. For anyone building out a small Bose ecosystem, two SoundLink Micro 2nd Gen speakers can be paired together in either Stereo Mode or Party Mode, depending on whether you want separated channels or synchronized playback across both.<\/p>\n<p>A $99 Bose speaker sounds gimmicky, or years-ago previous-gen, or refurbished. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bose-SoundLink-Bluetooth-Waterproof-Dustproof\/dp\/B0FDLD34V5?tag=gizmodo08c-20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">But the 2nd Gen SoundLink Micro Portable Bluetooth Speaker is none of the above, except for the $99 part<\/a>, and even that\u2019s due to an Amazon deal that\u2019s specifically labeled \u201climited time.\u201d In other words, time to get while the getting\u2019s good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center not-prose\"><a class=\"comp-button\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.gizmodo.com\/go\/6137\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\">See at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bose speakers normally fall squarely in the \u201cyou get what you pay for\u201d category. Exceptional quality, premium sound,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-377839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}