Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV Review
Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV Review
Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV Review
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Bose was kind enough to sponsor this video, and in this video I’ll be reviewing the Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV. This is a room-filling wireless speaker but with some other convenient elements built-in to it. So stick around and find out if this is right for you.
The Wave SoundTouch Music System IV is a feature-packed speaker that is looking to be an all-in-one solution for music lovers. It currently comes in 2 colors, espresso black and platinum silver. The system is about 5.5” tall,14.5” wide, and 8.5” deep and it weighs just under 10 pounds. You can wirelessly stream music to the speaker via Bluetooth or WiFi using a compatible device such as a smartphone, tablet, or computer. It also has a built-in radio which I was able to tune into my favorite radio stations just fine with no need for an external antenna. It has dual alarms which come in handy if you and your partner need to get up at separate times, and it also has a CD player just in case you can’t seem to give up those mixed CD’s that you burned in 2007. You know who you are.
First thing you may notice is that the design is really attractive. It’s very sleek and will most likely look good just about anywhere in your home. There is no physical power switch because to turn it on and off all you need to do is tap the top of the speaker which is cool and all but could be a potential nuisance if you accidentally touch the top and music starts playing at full blast when you’re not expecting it. Other than the fact that it’s an all-in-one system, the sound that it produces from a fairly compact speaker is one of its best selling points. It’s able to produce a clean, rich and room-filling sound by utilizing Bose WaveGuide technology. This is essentially a series of passages from the speaker driver to the speaker grill that guides air through two 26” folded wave guides. It makes it possible for a compact system like this one to replicate a larger system’s stereo sound. And it works from what I could tell. I was able to play music from the corner of my living room and you couldn’t really pinpoint exactly where the sound was coming from. So it has crisp loud sound quality for sure, but as with most Bose products it has very strong bass. Luckily if you don’t like strong bass it’s easy to reduce the bass through the system settings.
Even though it does have an AUX port, this speaker’s most notable feature is its wireless capability. With built-in Bluetooth you can easily pair it with your smartphone, tablet, or computer and start playing audio immediately. But with the free SoundTouch app you can easily connect the Wave SoundTouch Music System to your WiFi network and play music from popular music services such as Pandora, Spotify, Amazon Prime music, thousands of Internet radio stations and even your own music library. Once your music sources are connected you can play them through the speaker via the SoundTouch app. I pretty much exclusively use Spotify and Pandora on mine, and it seems to work great with both of those. One drawback of playing music through the SoundTouch app is you can’t use your phone’s volume buttons when your phone is locked to adjust the volume. You have to unlock your device to do that or you have to use the included infrared remote.
Now I love this speaker’s ability to set presets with the SoundTouch app. You can set any of your connected songs, albums, playlists, artists or stations to any of the 6 presets and you can then use the SoundTouch app or the remote to press any of those presets and the speaker will automatically start playing that music even if it was turned off. I also love the informational display that shows the title of what’s currently playing.
Since this music system is part of the Bose SoundTouch family, you can easily add more SoundTouch speakers to your home and use the free app to play music across all your speakers at the same time or play different music on different speakers. It’s not cheap, but if you’re looking for an all-in-one music system that has built in alarms, AM/FM radio, and a CD player but mainly excels in sound quality and wireless playback then the Wave SoundTouch Music System IV may be a good investment for you. I would definitely recommend it to people who want a high quality speaker combo.
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So includes paid promotion
Please, would you tell me how many watts it has in each speakers and what is that underneath your Bose??? Many thanks 🙏
I WOULD CRY WITH GRATITUDE AND JOY.
I m Indian I feeling proud coz Bose founder of india
Hello you did not play sound
No speaker sound test???
I’v just bought one!
got one…love it.
If Bose sponsored this video "review" then it won’t be impartial, will it….?
I prefer the 90s version.
The very best thing about this video is knowing that I bought this for my 81 year old father. He has a number of their products now, and has been a HUGE fan of BOSE products since day one. Now he has the best compact stereo in the world so that, while he is in the bathroom in the morning, he can listen to his talk radio. Love my Pops.
I collect cds, I have over a thousand. so you know who I am. anyway great interview.
PS: TOTAL US PRICE ON AMAZON IS $618.00 GIVE OR TAKE A DOLLAR OR TWO. SAVE YOUR $$ & ENJOY WHEN YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY IT ONLINE. GOOD LUCK.
What if you lose the remote? How do you operate the radio?
Can this be used on any Bose and my Bose also hasC.D.
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90 percent of Americans can’t afford this over priced radio.
People who knock Bose are crazy 😜….I have a pair of Klipsch Forte II’S with sonic caps and titanium diaphragms….still love the 301’s. Soindlink mini! Bose is very good at what they do! I’ve had the wave radio and that too was worth it!
cd player’s are out
It’s very useful and awesome for me. now i try to find best audio system for our cafe from google. but i didn’t decide yet. so many products. Thanks for sharing.
I am big lover bose.my dream I want bose life style 650.but this is out of range.can you help me.my What’s no-7599052528 ( RAHUL) FROM INDIA.
the bose wave is way over priced its not worth half the money u pay for it
I am having problems with my Bose IV, had it several years. Its It’s always hooked up to my tablet automatically no problem. This morning it says it has paired, but no sound. I have done everything I know to do. Have unplugged it before for awhile, but that’s not working. Will play radio and CD. Wifi is strong? Recommendations?
Had one of these for 8 years, struggled to get it to keep wifi connection, it would be fine for a few days then I would have to go through the connection process, loop! I also had another SoundTouch 10 speaker that was solid and I had to use it as the master in a group, if I tried it the other way it wouldn’t work. I have gone trough all the hoops, factory reset, downloading the software onto a USB and uploading it etc.
Bought a Sonos Move and that’s the only solution!
p.s I have worked in the electronics and computer industry for 40+ years, I believe something is amiss at Bose as forums have been complaining for years without resolution, the seem oblivious or incapable.
Not enough Information you didn’t talk about the pice under the radio
Let’s see the Lab reports to back up your sales Pitch
Listen I had my Bose 9yrs and it still plays beautifully please believe me this is the way to go beautiful sound real talk
I have question, will it work on 110 outlet?
I have this same make and model but now it’s showing please update how to update it?
Stop talking and play the Bose system for us to hear the quality of sound reproduction.
No sound…only talking! 👎
I tough he was Kyle kuzma
It would be useful to know the consequences of not having the auxiliary unit. I cant stand using apps
Good review video – Thank you!
It’s not a review if it’s sponsor boy
It works on Android smart phone also.
Please respond??
I have a soundwave. I will get a soundtouch. Great value. Greater sound. I do cds.
Is that really as bright as the display goes? According the manual, “10” is as far as it goes, am I missing something?
Can I use I for a tv
Would have been useful if we could have heard the sound.
your better off getting the bose sound bar the one for sale at about 150 dollars at bestbuy it has a very good sound and it is not over priced u can use it for movies and music
Can it play in the Caribbean.
For the price they should have an OLED panel and some cool graphics, instead of 1990’s nostalgia.
All that talking and you didn’t bother to play anything? Dang it Andy. Good information though.
Problem with this review is that we already know it was sponsored by bose so bias plays in. There is already doubt that it will be objective….. moving on to another review
Thanks, Andy! Helped us a lot to make the right decision!
I know who I am. CDS FOREVER!!! #RockOn
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I’ve had my Bose sound system for 17 yrs and it’s the best product I’ve ever invested in.
Can we play music MP3 CD please respond.
Thanks in advance.
can you connect extra speakers to back of this bose