Argos gives you a fiver voucher and these have two year warranties anyway

This deal has not been posted up at John Lewis,and deals for this item have not been posted up every day.

Do you have some sort of issue with people posting deals on a DEAL site ?

Bizarre how some folk take a dislike people trying to help others out.

And how much cash back can you get ? As no offence but it would have to be a shed load for me to buy from them,as IMO/past experiences,their customer service is shocking.

For people looking for good sounding and branded alternatives then the UE Boom (1st gen) and JBL Flip 3/4 are serious contenders as they have very balanced sound and waterproofing (which is always useful, especially for the guy asking about taking to a festival).

If you're looking for a quality bluetooth speaker to take around the house or garden then this ticks all the box's. Good range.Easy to pair. Quality sound . 9 hours battery life. No distortion of sound at high volume. You wouldn't want to listen at full volume - unless you hate the neighbours. Good name - good price. Had mine for 6 weeks and I'm delighted to have a portable speaker that's worth listening to.

I'm talking about customer service if anything goes wrong.

You don't need customer service to order online and have it delivered / collect though :smiley:

Yes these get quite loud and the battery lasts quite a long time at high volumes which is more than what I can say for the B&O Play A2 which sounds amazing but the battery is terrible at 1-2 hours at high volumes!

I'm not sure what your definition of loud is, but I bought one of these for Download festival coming up (so volume is a primary concern), and when I did a test run I was happy with the volume. At full volume I have to raise my voice to hold a conversation in the same room, don't know if that helps at all.

Comparing Bose and Anker is like comparing a Ferrari to a fiat. Both do a similar job, but one mates will **** them selfs laughing at.

Is there anyone anywhere knows the power output of this speaker ? Or is it something we are no allowed to know

This is better built (all metal) and better sounding than the Anker.
£38 fm amazon

Sumvision Psyc Monic Wireless Bluetooth Speaker 20W Passive Subwoofer
https://****.com/lfj463r

It's also supposed to have one or two extra bits - the mic so you can take a call on the speaker unlike the colour 1. Oh, if I find a promo code for John Lewis or very, I want to go for colour 2 instead of colour 1. 65£ for colour 1 is a good price too...

The Bose outlet shop in swindon matched the John Lewis price of £64.95 without any fuss this morning. True, didn't get a voucher like you would at Argos, but at least they had the red one too.

I'm after a Bluetooth speaker for the kitchen where it will always remain plugged in so portability isn't required. Simply put what is the best sounding speaker for sub £70?

There's a new waterproof Soundlink on its way I assume to replace the present model which means a jump in price to a £129 rrp (ouch!)

As far as Bose spyware given you mostly need to steam music from an Android or Apple device to get the most out of them what about Google's or Apple's own spyware?

bose one has some poor reviews on ebay about charging issues

The wording in the guarantee is for EU - maybe it'll be one year after all ;-)

All said just responding to some of the other comments above:

1. JL customer service is up there as we all know
2. if the battery fails after two years, apparently it's a readily available cell used in laptop batteries, so if you're a dab-hand with a bit of soldering it can be fixed easily enough
3. if you have a nationwide account, I do believe all puchases are extended by a year max 3 years (please do correct me on this someone if I'm wrong - I also think you don't actually have to use that card for the purchase!)
4. don't install the Bose software because of the spyware - it's a pretty simple device, you don't need any additional software to use it
5. there're plenty of other options, pay your money and take your choice: personally I find the two simultaneous paired devices very useful and the quality of the sound to be superb even if there are cheaper options

Very apt username :laughing:

After this, Bose aren't getting any of my money:
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bose-headphones-spy-on-listeners-lawsuit-1683707

I have the Bose Sounddock XT - is it worth getting this instead?

to be fair this is the first time this speaker has been put on a HUKD deal at this price and with 2 year gurantee
*edit maybe it comes with 2 years warranty as standard after-alll...

Yes I've seen the reviews on there before,and they are not good at all.But I can only go by my personal experience and family members,and I can't rate them highly enough.

Couple of examples.

Purchased a new large TV,got it home and it was faulty,took it back and had a bit of a wait to get seen to,manager of the department gave me £100 off any large TV of my choice for the inconvenience.

Purchased an iPad,a few days after purchase a fault developed,contacted customer services who said to return it to my nearest store,I explained that would cost me a fair bit in fuel as my car is pretty expensive to run,they then offered to pay me my fuel cost.Which when I arrived at the store,that's just what they did.

explain dingo

You are right but check out JL on Trustpilot and be shocked.

I bought mine from Amazon for the same price last week.

Really happy works perfectly with my Amazon Dot

The sound of the bose speaker is real great quality very pleased with my purchase

Bought a black Bose soundlink from Argos with a £5 voucher off next purchase and a good guarantee plus tcb

Or get the Anker one and save £40. Sound quality is fantastic, you couldn't tell it apart from this Bose one.

No probs :wink:

Argos gives you a fiver voucher and these have two year warranties anyway

Apologies, I misunderstood you.

I've not said anything at all about people saying they don't like the speaker and I don't have a problem with people comparing it against other models.But I will point out when someone is comparing 2 models and none are the deal model,when someone makes out that a deal is posted every day,when it's not and will point out that I don't think a tiny amount of cash back is not worth the poor customer service you may get from currys.

And no I don't have a problem if you want to link to a better speaker,but at least give a reason to why it's better so others can gain any knowledge of the product :smiley:

Just in case anyone missed it the first time - ANKER A3143

I'm never usually so childish but I couldn't help it - "Big Guns Paul" :laughing: is making like HUKDHEATISLYFEYO! and Bose is the family business or something, commenting on every semi-negative post.

Pardon me, if the HUKD app worked as it should I would have ended my comment with a winking face - when tapping on the emoji button in the app it does nothing. I assume it's yet another bug

Can't see where I've been aggressive,if I have then feel free to report me.

If your comment was in a joke-ish way then you should maybe use a winking face or some other symbol to indicate what you really mean,as from what little you did write,nothing indicates to me that it was meant as a bit of fun.

It's been posted several times on HUKD. Try to hide your aggression away and use your logic.

My comment was not a complaint or a dislike for anyone.

It was rather a joke-ish way to say it's weird seeing this particular speaker being posted so many times in my feed (I'm subscribed to "speaker" deals) in comparison to any other speaker deal posted here

Is this gonna be posted everyday now or what?

Why are you comparing two different Anker speakers on a Bose deal ?

Feel free to post up your own Anker speaker deal !

If you want loud and bassy I'd go with this ANKER A3143 - not much more than price-wise than the Soundcore and a hell of a difference bass and general sound-wise.

I've been having a good ol look into the mid priced Speakers and I think the new JBL FLIP 4 does the job nicely after looking at plenty of reviews on youtube. PLUS if your happy to buy off Ebay there's 100's of new sealed ones on there due to the fact O2 were giving them away with the S8 phones. £60 - £70 seems the going rate.

the battery on these is horrific, I get two hours out of mine on full volume. my Anker lasts 10 hours+

Are these loud

Anker SoundCore Portable Bluetooth 4.0 Stereo Speaker with 24-Hour Playtime, 6W Dual-Driver, Low Harmonic Distortion, Patented Bass Port and Built-in Microphone for Calls for iPhone, iPod, iPad, Samsung, Echo, LG and others https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B016MO90GW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MkCbzb3K40YMN

Just adjust your deal so it says John Lewis/Currys. Give people the choice.

This was on here a few days ago for £64.99 from Argos with a £5.00 voucher ,and it comes with a 2yr manufacturers guarantee included ,because u bought it then .

John Lewis is price matching Currys. Get it from Currys and get cashback.