It is really impressive of Bose to make a mono speaker which as both clarity and punchy upper Bass that sounds deep. Even JBL couldn't do something like that with the Charge 4 and flip 5.
It’s funny how people share their opinions like they know something we don’t… I’m an Audiophile and in this category of Bluetooth speakers JBL makes speakers that at first impression, sound appealing to the inexperienced masses… but when you’ve been around for a while and have listened to all kinds of high quality music through high quality speaker systems… you know what to expect, even as small as this Bluetooth speaker is… it’s made by an audio electronics and research company like Bose. They know their stuff… and they know their target…
i love this thing. I only got it last night but I am absolutely stunned by how good it sounds.The cool thing is is that bose is located a couple towns over from me. So maybe my speaker was made there. That Bosch screwdriver is pretty cool.
Thanks for the teardown !I was looking at this as I wanted to see how Bose managed to get that base from a pill, I suppose it is down mostly to those vibrating plates . It’s also known that Bose was passionate about acoustics from a young age and this shows it . Great job!
Those screws are so long because the case is plastic. All the vibrations will eventually wear out the plastic that holds the speaker in place, and the screws help make sure it'll be a long time before things start resonating.
Bose has been quite decent at these little speakers and headphones for a while now. They combined their active EQ and small speaker devices from as far back as the 70's lol They also seem to hate using tweeters; it's full range drivers or paper cone tweeters. If you have a Bose product with a dome tweeter then it's a rarity lol
At 7:18 you can clearly make out the model number TPA313602 this is a Texas Instruments digital amplifier. Wouldn't surprise me if the dac was TI too. Can't quite see the numbers on it.
Impress to how solid the sounds and well rounded with just one speaker and passive radiator. It must me the well designed housing or the wattage of the speaker. Idk lol good job Bose!
yes but perhaps they could have used a much smaller footprint looking inside I see ways this could have been slightly larger than the speaker and not much more.
Indeed. I’ve compared to other similar sized BT speakers that are supposed to be stereo and they don’t sound as good as this one. I also have a second Flex and do stereo pairing. When I go back to just the one speaker it still sounds quite nice and spacious.
@@Sergei__vthat's where Bose excel. Tiny speakers, perfectly tuned to get a sound frequency/volume level closely matched to much larger enclosures. Not always the best sound, but for compact speakers in (cheap) plastic bodyshells, which they sadly, then charge a lot of $$$ for. I auditioned a surround sound system with 3" cube satellites & the soundspace was unbelievable for tiny boxes, little larger than engagement ring boxes. Almost invisible. But oh boy the $$$ I passed...
Hahaha you made me laugh, so true but it was dad that suffered the most, he told me that I break everything, when in fact I was learning by opening stuff up now I pretty much fix everything or at least give it a good go.
One of my favorite things to do with these little Bluetooth speakers: set the driver on the table upside down and see how much it jumps around. Unlike a large driver, the lightweight and powerful neodymium magnet on these seems to actually provide some thrust! They’re also extremely overbuilt drivers that are quite hard to damage this way. I remember doing this on my original 1st generation JBL charge back in the day and laughing. This seems engineered way better than that one was. Same with the modern JBL Charge 5. Both are way better than most speakers were back then. Honestly with the Flex, Bose is finally back to the standards they set with the original Bose Soundlink mini. Flex really is the only Bose product that’s worth the price IMO. Really makes you realize how far ahead of its time the original mini from a decade ago was.
it depends how portable your setup must be. I would recommend the teufel boomster (similar price to 2x Bose flex.) minirig also has some interesting combinations, where you can buy 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer for example and have a portable system. I think the bose flex is one of the best really small bluetooth speakers! (I didn`t test 2 Bose Flex)
Thanks for the tear-down, the rest of us would be highly reluctant to do this... 😱 Despite being mono, from everything I've researched, the Flex sounds even better than my Bose Soundlink mini 1, so Bose have done a superb job for also keeping the size, form factor and cost in a comparable range. That full range driver in the Flex must have some real engineering chops in it.
Can someone answer for me - can you extend the Flex's runtime by connecting it to an external USB battery bank (ie. a typical 5,000 or 10,000mAh power pack?)
Whose here because they thought they lost audio on the left side of their speaker? I thought the same and am glad this guy disassemble this speaker to see the internal components. This is normal. This product only has ONE active speaker and two passive radiators (this reverberates the bass and low frequency notes). Good job Bose!
Hi. I was having a great experience with it but suddenly it keeps turning off whenever I try to play something a little loud. This had never happened before (it’s a little more than a year old). I think it is also not charging properly; once it turns off, it does not turn on unless I put it on charge again. Can somewhere tell me what is happening, and is there a way to repair it? I took it to the local authorised Bose store, and they said they can only replace it (and it’s not in warranty anymore). Please help!
Awesome video! Brought mine to the beach, dropped out of my hand and fell into the sand, got some sand in the holes of the grill, got most of it out, but couldn’t figure why the sand didn’t come out of the holes in the lower part of the front grill. Now I know why, the double sided glue strip holding the grill to the housing continues about 2-3 rows of holes up, and sand will definitely stick to that. Not sure if it’s worth opening it up, it’s a small eye sore, but doesn’t have any effect of the sound itself (that I know of). Thanks for the tear down video !
the csr chip is the bluetooth chip, the other big chip on the left seems to be the amplifier, and the chip next to the battery seems to be a charging/bms chip
Mine started to rust on the grill. Probably because I left it for a while on the backpack after a beach trip. Keep an eye on leaving the speaker inside for long periods of time
People complaining about how simple and only one speaker it has without using it lol I bought and tested Flex, JBL Flip 6 and Sonos Roam. I returned them all except for Bose. Something about the well round full range speaker sound that others speakers are missing. At the end of the day, it is all about sounds, right? Haha
Mam 2 głośniki Bose Flex , brzmienie rewelacyjne i w prawdzie bas nie jest tak potężny jak w Boomboxie JBL 2 , niemniej Flex ma bardzo przyjemną barwę dźwięku/ brzmienia - można słuchać godzinami . Dodam jeszcze , iż Bose Flex brzmi jeszcze lepiej / przyjemniej niz Bose Soundlink Mini 2 , ma niższy bas , lepsze wysokie tony i zdecydowanie lepszą średnicę ( wokal, skrzypce) i oczywiście w przeciwieństwie do wielu chinskich głośników nie brzmi kartonowo .
7:17 una bateria “18650” y un driver? Antes bose tenia de 2 a 3 baterias 18650 en un dispositivo, cada vez bose colocando menos calidad en sus dispositivos año tras años.
Love it! 😂 I’m sure Bose hates you, and RU-vidrs love you. Now we know why they write in those warning labels: Do no attempt. “To repair at home” 🙏 Respect !
This is the 2nd teardown vlog and the 1st really destroyed the speaker, what a pity. Since there's an adhesive he forcibly pry open the front grill and completely messes it up.
It looks like cheap plastic shit and now I've seen this Teardown I'm more than happy with my New Soundlink Mini 2SE. I could not live with flimsy plastic junk.
Excellent teardown - every minute step covered in an easy to understand tutorial. However, I have no intension in tearing down my Flexes, very interesting video though. By the way, 2 of these speakers, linked in stereo sound even more awesome. Great product.
@@shaktastik Yes, when 2 flexes are paired in stereo mode the result is a very noticeable upgrade. I used to have a pair of Soundcore Motion+ which, on paper, could be linked to perform in stereo. It worked but had a regular tendency to lose the link for about 1 second between speakers, which made them unacceptable for my intended usage. So I sold those and bought the flexes. Only bought them a few weeks ago. Not disappointed so far.
@@SamS-ef5ez Hi I spent 15900/- for this speaker. Service is very worst. For service pickup they took 12 days. They picked up 8 days ago till now no update from them..
easy replacement?? for a bose product?? lol those are discardeable, anyway, just 1 speaker, i have a like 10 year old sony srs x5 peaker with 3 activve speakers and 2 pasive radiators....... at almost that same size.... why is this thing so expensive????? does this has nfc?? that sony even has it, it has touch controls, glass panel, brushed steel, and also can. be use for phone calls..... it was around 120 bucks back in the day the battery still retains charge, the sound quality hasnt been reduced at all ............ please someone explain how this new speakers with 1 active speaker go fro more than double sometimes triple the money??
Tengo uno con problemas de bluetooh, no me aparece en la lista de dispositivos bluetooh. Si enciende y dice listo para conectarse. I have one with bluetooth problems, it doesn't appear in the list of bluetooh devices. If it turns on and says ready to connect.
I believe soldering is good choice for durability against dropping, shock, vibration. It is not regular that someone will replace those soldering parts. unless it's on professional with tools. At the end I finally understand how passive radiator works. AHA, as soon as the screw runs tight, the passive radiator works again. Impressive!
My sound link is less than a year old. Now, when you turn the volume too high. the unit shuts off. Maybe from vibration, maybe there's a bad solder joint.
Does the speaker give two pairing options for Bluetooth one with the name Bose Soundlink Flex and other LE-Bose Soundlink Flex. But the LE option doesn't connect?
i brought bose sound flex, it really sounds well but when i connected to samsung smart tv, it sounds very low eventhough 100% volume pumped. but same tv sounds well with jbl bluetooth speaker. plz resolve my query
Curious what it would take to add a line-in for this speaker. I own one and sometimes miss being able to connect my old gear to it (like an old iPod). Can this be done based on what you saw when you opened it?
Hi! please tell me, what is the power of this Flex speaker, how many watts is the speaker?!I am writing with a translator, maybe there are mistakes) thanks for the answer!
hey bro i have a bose revolve soundlink series 1 and i live in inida. my speaker is about 6 years old and battery has gone totaly and it is not switching on also . when l went to bose official service centre in kolkata west bengal,they said me that they have stopped servicing the old gen of this speaker model. can u suggest me any solution and solve it bcz that speaker is really close to my heart
absolutly fuckdd your bose soundlink flex grill clips and sticky tape glue to get to the inside . when it is time to change your battery it will be a shame to go through the process of opening the speaker
Thank you for your risky work that spares us to do! Small hint in german: Interessant auch der passive Bass, BEIDE mit viel Hub und der "gewaltige" Magnet. I am a bassplayer and was overwhelmed of this LITTLE thing!!! Schön die Torx-Schauben, aber beim Einsetzen in die Plastikgewinde OHNE rückwärts den Gewindeanfang zu suchen und per Akkuschrauber ohne Drehmomentbegrenzer bequem reinzunudeln kann das Gehäuse killen!
