If anyone does not want to spend so much money and get similar performance
Check this out http://youtu.be/vezRUV3pHx8
Only £40, looks very promising

I have the Anker one and it's brilliant. Doesn't have loudspeaker/handsfree feature, but the sound quality is excellent. You won't be disappointed :smiley:

tacky speaker with the word Bose written on it.

I bought this yesterday for €169 (I've asked CS for a €10 refund), which when postage is added came to £127 (I got a rate of 1.399), s do I reckon this is now about £119, or £50 less than in the Bose shop.

That's a good rate. Best I could get today was £124 . Still a great price.

Brilliant little speaker

Bought one in America a couple of weeks ago,and it has a great sound.
So just bought this from Amazon as part of my daughters xmas box.
Reckon it will work out about £120...paid with post office card,so no fees,and paid in euros.

good price.

If anyone does not want to spend so much money and get similar performance
Check this out http://youtu.be/vezRUV3pHx8
Only £40, looks very promising

tacky speaker with the word Bose written on it.

I have just listened to that review on Youtube thanks i have just ordered it off Amazon

I have ordered bose SL MINI II, for £169 and returned it for the sounds i was getting for the price i paid. Then found this anker one on YouTube, sounds like worth every penny. Money and sound well justified. So ordered one, arriving tomorrow....

Get ue boom

I have the Anker one and it's brilliant. Doesn't have loudspeaker/handsfree feature, but the sound quality is excellent. You won't be disappointed :smiley:

Sounds good thanks for the info

Be warned, the made in Malaysia or China ones are visibility worse quality and sound worse. When I found this out I will only buy in a store where I can insure I get the made in Mexico stock. Also this 2nd generation one did away with the removable battery which was a massive disappointment.

With the Soundlink Mini 1 you could remove and replace the battery which means you could use it forever, Google it.

Bought a soundlink II from John Lewis 2 months ago and the unit became faulty and wouldn't power on properly. Bose told John Lewis to do a straight swap and I was given a new one nice and easy. Now sure how much hassle it would have been of I have bought it from Amazon.de abroad and needed to send it back.

good review thanks for the share just ordered

Thanks OP for bringing me here to get the link from Tapash for the Anker. This should be a post on its own. Heat and thanks

Bah! Ordered this the other day for €169!

it wouldn't do if everyone's opinions were the same,but I find it hard to believe people can criticise this speaker as tacky....as stated,I have this,and the quality is excellent.
I would have to question what people want when listening to music,if they regard this as a poor speaker.unless it is to brag about how much more their speaker costs them.

I'm not questioning Amazon.co.uk's service - it's second to none as i've experienced on multiple occasions. I'm just curious what happens with returns when you order from amazon france, germany or spain. Do they give you a free return postage to send it back abroad?

I bought one from Amazon Spain last week, I'm over the moon with it, excellent piece of kit and built like a tank, also got a cover and rubber sleeve for £20 from Amazon UK.

I believe they do yes

Heard one of these in Bose store. Impressive sound for such a wee thing so wanted to hear the larger version but that was a let down as no sound stage at all.

this or sound blaster roar?

The UK link on Amazon for the Anker Stereo Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker is here

Thanks OP just ordered 3 for the kids Christmas presents, so that's them sorted. I couldn't work out why but somewhere along the line in the ordering process the cost went from 159.90 to 161.24 Euro each. Still a good price compared to UK. It does appear to be postage as that was 7.70 Euro & separately listed. Any ideas?

Cheers Madcow

Just contacted Amazon.de regarding the price difference & they say it is due to the VAT difference between the two countries 19% German & 20% UK. As the goods were going to the UK they charge the UK rate. Hence the slight increase. Hope this helps someone.

Cheers Madcow

I got my EUR10.52 refund but not back to the card used, to a useless gift certificate balance!!

The Bose SoundLink Mini II still doesn't support aptX – the higher-quality codec than the Bluetooth standard SBC whilst the £40 Anker speaker does!

Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/bose-soundlink-mini-ii-review#bHtaPgAOyTeH8248.99

My order was showing not dispatched yet after 5 days of ordering & supposedly being delivered tomorrow. Amazon.de have replied to my enquiry saying that they are out of stock due to high demand but are expecting stock soon. Just in case anyone else is waiting delivery you maybe in the same situation.

Cheers Madcow

I should really contribute more to this site. Today I have got a reminder of my username and password just to thank you. I'm listening to this speaker for the first time right now and am blown away that something that cost only £40 can sound so good.

Thanks!

Mine arrived today and its made in Malaysia and doesn't come with a UK power supply. I thought they would supply an adaptor for both.

Mine arrived yesterday.
Also made in Malaysia.Read a few scary reports on the Malasian built ones,but apparently the "newer" Malasian ones,with the bar code sticker..the one I was sent....are ok.
As stated in my earlier post,I bought one in America,that was made in Mexico,and it's excellent.
So I bought this one for my daughter,as part of her xmas box.Obviously can't open it to see,or hear if it's as good as my Mexican built one.But I am sure it will be fine....worked out at £117.87 after rate conversion,so good price.

Your post worried me enough to open my daughters xmas present,as I don't want to get to xmas day,and then compare,and everyone feel let down.
Anyway,I've opened it,and it looks the same quality,the buttons are rubberised,and the finish looks ok.Mine is the silver colour,and I got my daughter the carbon colour,so it's harder to tell,but it's seems to be the same quality...I know it's wrong to open it up,but now I've done that,I may as well charge it,and see if the sound quality is the same...ill tell her xmas day why it was opened.

I feel bad about that mate, at least you know its a decent quality one.
My main gripe was the fact the rubber seal on the grill was uneven and coming off slightly at one end, (i have done my best push it back into shape). Anyway seems i was just unlucky.
On a positive note it sounds excellent! so looks like I'll be keeping it (I dont fancy losing £20).

for those interested I also have the Anker A3143011 - Great for the money, unbelievable build quality and has decent sound, but the bose sounds a good bit better to me.

No need to feel bad..better safe than sorry.If it had been a bit dodgy there would have nothing I could have done about it on xmas day,and I would have felt awful about it.

As it is,it looks fine,and sounds the same as mine that I bought in the states.
Boxed up again,and put away for xmas.

now they have reduced the price again by 10 EUR. when I asked they suggested me to return and reorder. what rubbish!

110 gbp included delivery, great bargain!!

There only £149 in Currys and John Lewis so I wouldn't bother messing about with Euro's and foreign countries

admittedly John Lewis extra warranty is worth something, but it's still 36% less via Amazon. Depends on what you want, absolute monetary saving or gold-plated safety net

I asked Amazon.de (they have an ask in English option), and they gave me a gift card for EUR10.