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Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III

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User ratings:
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45 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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4.2 out of 5
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Pros

  • Portable and easy to handle
  • offers a simple and reliable Bluetooth connection
  • User-Friendly Improvements

Cons

  • wasn t much noticeable difference between using Wi-Fi and wired connections
  • Sonos does not provide a remote control with its speakers
  • Bose lost some user-friendliness points

Key specs

  • yes
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Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III - Pros & Cons

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III

Pros

  • Portable and easy to handle
  • offers a simple and reliable Bluetooth connection
  • User-Friendly Improvements
  • capable performance and great sound
  • Vocals in particular are very well-served and
  • an elegant
  • user-friendly system
  • super high speed internet and have other devices that work perfectly
  • headphones are exceptional in my view
  • Quality is great
  • sound quality is pretty good

Cons

  • wasn t much noticeable difference between using Wi-Fi and wired connections
  • Sonos does not provide a remote control with its speakers
  • Bose lost some user-friendliness points
  • Bose speakers can only be linked to a limited number of their other products
  • No cherry-picked units sent by manufacturers
  • Soundtouch 20 is obsolete
  • it still lacks a Mute button
  • lack of a Mute or Play/Pause button on the unit is
  • above that level the bass drops out and the treble hardens
  • no mute or pause button on unit
  • No battery or remote in the smaller SoundTouch 10

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III - Technical Overview

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3197.83 g
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Philips BT2650
Weight: 0.21 g

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Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III - Full Specifications

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Sound
Supported formats
  • Apple Lossless
  • MP3
  • WMA
  • FLAC
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Dimensions
Height7.4 in
Width12.36 in
Depth4.09 in
Weight112.8 oz
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Features
Docking station for mobile/Tabletno
Radio receiveryes
Smart speaker (virtual assistant)no
Streaming standards
  • AirPlay
  • Spotify Connect
USB input portyes
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Wenge
  • White
Built-in displayyes
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Connectivity
USByes
USB version2.0
Other connectors
Ethernet
Type of USB connectorMini-USB
Source of connection
  • iOS App
  • Android App
  • Windows Phone App
  • Mac App
  • PC App
  • Wireless Remote
  • Integrated in Speaker
Aptx Supportno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth codecAAC
Wired inputs
  • 3.5mm
  • Ethernet
Bluetooth version4.0
Analogue 3.5mm input (Aux)1
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
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Power
Battery operatedno
USB poweredno
Electric (not USB)yes

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Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III Bose - Editorial Reviews (7)

4.2
Based on 7 reviews
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Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III Home review
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whathifi
Published: 04.04.2016
Home review
4.0

A solid showing, but sound quality doesn’t quite match the competition...

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III Bose SoundTouch 20 Review
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PCMAG
Published: 28.02.2014
Bose SoundTouch 20 Review
4.0

As an AirPlay speaker, the Bose SoundTouch 20 is fantastic, but Bose's own SoundTouch app for multi-room audio is more limited. iOS users can rejoice, but Android users should be wary.

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III Bose Sound Touch Series III review: Excellent sound from a one-piece system
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The Economic Times
Bose Sound Touch Series III review: Excellent sound from a one-piece system

The idea behind the systems is — as long as you have a home WiFi network, you can place these wireless speakers in different rooms and control them all using a single free app.

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III Bose SoundTouch 20 Review
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TechGearLab
Published: 15.11.2018
Bose SoundTouch 20 Review
4.8

The Bose SoundTouch 20 once received our Editors' Choice Award, but was dethroned by the newer, Alexa enabled Bose Home Theater 500. That isn't to say the...

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III Bose SoundTouch 20 / 30 Series III
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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 09.10.2021
Bose SoundTouch 20 / 30 Series III

Bose SoundTouch 20 / 30 Series III (Speaker): 2.4 out of 5 stars from 23 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III Bose SoundTouch Portable Series II Wi-Fi speaker
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PC World
Bose SoundTouch Portable Series II Wi-Fi speaker
4.0

Big and clear sound from a small speaker that can work in a multi-room ecosystem

Bose SoundTouch 20 Series III A polished wireless speaker that's rough around the software edges
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CNET
Published: 26.03.2014
A polished wireless speaker that's rough around the software edges

The Bose SoundTouch 20 is a likable streaming speaker with capable performance, but it needs a few more services.

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