Bose SoundDock Series II 30-Pin iPod/iPhone Speaker Dock (Black)

by Bose

Product Features

• Proprietary Bose technology livens up your kitchen, bedroom or living room with quality sound.
• Updated with new, sleeker styling.
• Works with many iPhone® and iPod® models. Requires an Apple Lightning to 30-pin adapter for use with iPhone 5 and other iPod and iPhone models with an Apple Lightning connector.
• Remote operates SoundDock system functions and iPod playlist navigation.
• Auxiliary input lets you play an additional sound source, such as a portable DVD, CD or other MP3 player.

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Product Description

Color: Black | Style: 30-Pin Connector

From the Manufacturer

Bose® SoundDock Series II Digital Music System for iPod - Black

• Award-winning performance plus versatile features.
• Works with many iPhone and iPod models. Requires an Apple Lightning to 30-pin adapter for use with iPhone 5 and other iPod and iPhone models with an Apple Lightning connector.
• Compatible with most iPhone and iPod models.
• Auxiliary input lets you play an additional sound source, such as a portable DVD, CD or other MP3 player.

Classic Bose Performance with a Sleek New Look

The SoundDock Series II digital music system inherits all the award-winning traits of its predecessor, plus sleeker styling and additional features. If you want a proven performer for at-home iPod listening, the classic speaker system for iPod now has even more to offer.

Slim one-piece system with contemporary design fits anywhere in your home and complements any décor.

Just slip your iPod or iPhone into the iPod docking station and bring your favorite songs to life. Hear subtleties you may never have noticed from tunes you thought you knew by heart. Bose proprietary acoustic design delivers performance greater than you'd expect from a speaker system for iPod this small.

Proven Performer for At-Home iPod Listening

The iPod charges as it plays, so you can enjoy your music without interruption. The improved remote control operates system power and volume, and now lets you navigate tunes within your iPod playlists. There's also an auxiliary jack for bringing Bose sound to your DVD/CD player, MP3 players, or other portable devices.

The system's classic, sophisticated look hasn't gone away--just softened with smoother lines and a sleeker profile. It fits in beautifully just about anywhere in your home.

Key Features

• Remote control handles power, volume, track seek, and iPod playlist navigation from almost anywhere in the room.
• Auxiliary input lets you play other audio sources such as a portable DVD player, CD player, or other MP3 player.
• Proprietary acoustic design provides efficient, high-quality audio reproduction from a very small system.

Just dock your iPod or iPhone and play.
• iPod charger charges docked iPod/iPhone whenever system is plugged in, even while playing.
• Volume control buttons located directly on system for when remote control is not readily available.
• Bose digital signal processing circuitry enables finer control over the sound for more consistent, lifelike music reproduction even at low volume levels.
• Works with many iPhone and iPod models. It requires an Apple Lightning to 30-pin adapter for use with iPhone 5 and other iPod and iPhone models with an Apple Lightning connector.
• The SoundDock Series II digital music system is Apple-certified and compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic and any iPod featuring a click wheel.

Product Details

Product Dimensions:	6.5 x 11.9 x 6.6 inches ; 4.6 pounds
Shipping Weight:	7.8 pounds

What's in the box

• SoundDock® Series II digital music system
• Power cord
• Power supply
• Remote control

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Product Description

The SoundDock Series II digital music system inherits all the award-winning traits of its predecessor, plus sleeker styling and additional features. If you want a proven performer for at-home iPod listening, the classic speaker system for iPod now has even more to offer.Just slip your iPod or iPhone into the iPod docking station and bring your favorite songs to life. Hear subtleties you may never have noticed from tunes you thought you knew by heart. Bose proprietary acoustic design delivers performance greater than you'd expect from a speaker system for iPod this small.Power Requirements 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

511 of 536 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Hear Bose sound before you bash it December 26, 2008

By Sahak D

Style Name:30-Pin Connector|Color Name:Black

I did quite a bit of research before getting the Bose SoundDock II. I wanted a dock that would work with my iPod touch 2G, have superb sound quality, and preferably charge my iPod while docked. Well I have to say that I got all i wanted and then some with this unit.

I read some reviews online written by "audiophiles" and supposed "sound experts" bashing Bose for selling overpriced and underpowered equipment. These people just don't get it. I won't go on to bore you in detail about the ridiculous things that were said but I will mention that these people are comparing the SoundDock to a home stereo setup that entails having a receiver with two separate wired speakers. Is this a fair comparison? I beg to differ.

To summarize this product it's a compact unit you can have in virtually any room in the house minus a bathroom (for safety purposes) and its sound can be described as warm and beautiful with deep enough bass to make your sound come alive but not wake the neighbors. Clear, never distorted at any volume. You get what you pay for.

Thanks Bose!

134 of 137 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A great way to play your tunes easily. January 23, 2009

By Terry Schoenberger

Style Name:30-Pin Connector| Color Name:Black|Amazon Verified Purchase

The Bose SoundDock has the Bose quality sound you would expect. It is a great way to play your IPOD, just plug it into the dock and play. You do not have any control over bass and treble, just volume. The remote has a good feel to it and responds well. There is a small green light in the dock that lights up each time you press a remote button. You will usually use the remote to change the volume, select the next or previous track and turn it on/off. The SoundDock itself only has 2 buttons for volume up and down.
The volume goes louder than I expected and I never have turned it up all the way, even when the kids are playing their IPODs.

There are a few things they could have improved......The power cord has the transformer built into the middle of the cord, it should have been built into the unit. The power cord plugs straight into the back of the SoundDock with a small round plug and it will come out easily if the unit is moved. The docking station is a seperate piece that is attached and it moves around a little which makes it feel loose. There isn't an on/off switch on the unit, just the remote, so you have to turn the IPOD off or use the remote to turn them both off, or just pull the IPOD out. My SoundDock was missing one of the stick on rubber feet on the bottom. I called Bose support and they mailed me one free.

Overall it's a great quality unit where it counts but Bose cut corners where they could on the rest of it.

We do love it and use it almost everyday.

97 of 102 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars IPOD TOUCH 4TH GEN DOES NOT FIT! November 14, 2010

By beadstruck

Style Name:30-Pin Connector|Color Name:Black

I bought this about 8 months ago and love it. Sound superb for my bedroom (med/lg space). Very easy to use. But WARNING: it does not fit the new iPod Touch 4th gen. nor the newest iPhone. DON'T Force it on or you will break either the SoundDock or your iPod (likely the iPod). I have previous iPods so can transfer new music to them to play. But do Check The Compatibility Chart. It's a great product in spite of this problem. I can adjust, but if your only iPod is the newest Touch or iPhone: Don't Buy It. If you own earlier iPod models, it's room-filling sound is great.

UPDATE: November 29 2010
The SendStation Dock Extender (available here on Amazon) will get you back up and running with the combination of iPod Touch 4th gen, Bose SoundDock II and SoundDock 10. These Bose speakers are pricey investments and were compatible with iPod up to the newest Touch. Best I can figure, the angle of the docking mechanism was changed by Apple to accommodate the thin form. The SoundDocks don't fit the new angle and if forced will break your new Touch. These two Bose SoundDocks are still compatible with previous iPods. For some reason the Portable is not an issue.

The SendStation Dock Extender allows the 4th gen (and all previous models) to charge and play with both the Sound Dock II and SoundDock 10.

Bose: if you are listening, this is a solution involving no re-engineering. Possible "good-will" inclusion with new purchases of either of these SoundDock models (II and 10)

Apple: if you are listening, I checked in a number of your retail stores where you stock both of these models and the floor staff were clueless that the new iPod Touch doesn't work with Bose SoundDocks II or 10. Stocking the extender is the answer to a "Happy Customer" experience. As opposed to the return of the speakers and the broken iPod.

I am so pleased with this solution so I don't have to juggle my music all around, back to older iPod models in order to use my speakers!