Bose Home Speaker 300

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Bose Home Speaker 300

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FAQS

What are the main benefits of the Bose Home Speaker 300?

The Bose Home Speaker 300 delivers room-rocking bass and 360° sound in a space-saving size. And you have the freedom to control the music your way—using a tap on the top controls or the Bose Music app. Plus, future software updates will add new features.

How does the Bose Home Speaker 300 compare to the Bose Home Speaker 500?

The Bose Home Speaker 300 is a compact smart speaker with exceptionally powerful 360° sound. The Bose Home Speaker 500 is our best performing smart speaker, a larger speaker with stereo sound aimed left and right to produce the widest sound of any smart speaker. The Bose Home Speaker 500 also includes an LCD screen to show you what’s playing.

What sources can I play music from?

The Bose Home Speaker 300 can play music directly from streaming music services over Wi-Fi® or using the Bose Music app. The Bose Home Speaker 300 also has Bluetooth capability and a standard 3.5-mm aux line-in jack. Additionally, you can play music on the Bose Home Speaker 300 from the Spotify® app on a smartphone, tablet or computer using Spotify® Connect, and from an Apple device via Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility for streaming content like Apple Music.

Can I use the Bose Home Speaker 300 without Wi-Fi?

Yes. While Wi-Fi is required for direct access to music services, you can still use the Bose Home Speaker 300 via Bluetooth or aux input without connecting it to Wi-Fi.

How can I set the preset buttons on the Bose Home Speaker 300?

You can press and hold any of the six preset buttons on the speaker to save the current station/playlist as a preset. Or you can set a preset via the Bose Music app.

Does the Bose Home Speaker 300 have Wi-Fi built in?

Yes. The speaker uses the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard.

Does the Bose Home Speaker 300 have Bluetooth built in?

Yes. Bluetooth makes it easy for anyone to connect a smartphone or other device to the Bose Home Speaker 300 in a familiar way, and allows you the flexibility to play audio from any source, like a YouTube video or a recording saved on a phone or laptop.

Does the Bose Home Speaker 300 have a battery for portable use?

No. The speaker must be plugged into a wall socket to function.

How do I connect a Bluetooth device to the Bose Home Speaker 300?

To put your speaker into Bluetooth pairing mode, press and hold the Bluetooth source button on the speaker for several seconds (the light bar will begin pulsing blue). Then go to your mobile device’s Bluetooth settings, ensure it is available for connection and select the Bose Home Speaker 300 from the list.

After you have initially paired to a Bluetooth device, you can simply tap the Bluetooth button on the speaker once to reconnect to the last connected device. You can also easily reconnect previously connected mobile devices from their Bluetooth settings page, and you can use the Bose Music app to reconnect or manage your speaker’s paired device list at any time.

You can also use the Bose Music app to put your speaker into Bluetooth pairing mode by simply selecting Bluetooth as the speaker’s source in the app. Then go to your mobile device’s Bluetooth settings and select the Bose Home Speaker 300 from the list.

Can the product connect to more than one Bluetooth device at a time?

No. Only one mobile device can be connected to the Bose Home Speaker 300 at a time via Bluetooth. However, it’s easy to switch between devices using the Bose Music app or the Bluetooth settings on the selected device.

Can I use the Bose Home Speaker 300 at my friend’s house? Or at a holiday home?

Yes. The Bose Home Speaker 300 can remember multiple Wi-Fi networks and passwords.

What is the acoustic technology in the Bose Home Speaker 300?

The Bose Home Speaker 300 contains one proprietary Bose full-range driver positioned to fire downwards into an acoustic deflector. This design allows the speaker to produce incredibly smooth and spacious 360° sound. Proprietary digital signal processing enables the Bose Home Speaker 300, a mono speaker, to preserve and reproduce more of a recording’s original stereo audio content when compared to other mono speakers. Proprietary digital signal processing also enables the Bose Home Speaker 300 to maximise audio output from its small size and to produce surprisingly deep bass, leveraging an advanced acoustic port design with Bose’s innovative QuietPort technology.

Can I use the Bose Home Speaker 300 as a clock or alarm?

Yes. Although the Bose Home Speaker 300 does not have an LCD display to show the time, you can use a voice assistant like Siri to ask for the time, timers and alarms.

Can I control the bass and treble?

Yes. Bass and treble can be adjusted via the settings menu in the Bose Music app.

Can I connect the Bose Home Speaker 300 to a bass module or satellite surround speakers?

No. The Bose Bass Module 500, Bose Bass Module 700 and Bose Surround Speakers can only be added to the Bose Soundbar 500 and Bose Soundbar 700.

Can the Bose Home Speaker 300 work in multi-room groups?

Yes. The Bose Home Speaker 300 can play in synchronised multi-room groups with additional Bose Home Speaker 300 units, or with the Bose Home Speaker 500, the Bose Soundbar 500 or the Bose Soundbar 700. However, you cannot play synchronised multi-room content across the Bose Home Speaker 300 and either Bose SoundTouch products or products from other manufacturers (including Google or Amazon).

Is the Bose Home Speaker 300 compatible with Bose SoundTouch speakers?

No. The Bose Home Speaker 300 uses the Bose Music app for setup, control and music browsing, while Bose SoundTouch products use the Bose SoundTouch app. The Bose Home Speaker 300 works in synchronised multi-room groups with any combination of additional Bose Home Speaker 300 units, the Bose Home Speaker 500, the Bose Soundbar 500 or the Bose Soundbar 700.

How does the Bose Home Speaker 300 compare to Bose SoundTouch speakers?

The Bose Home Speaker 300, along with the Bose Home Speaker 500, the Bose Soundbar 500 and the Bose Soundbar 700 (and future products), are the new smart speakers from Bose that are compatible with the Bose Music app for setup and control of integrated Wi-Fi music services.

Bose SoundTouch speakers are a broader family of Wi-Fi speakers that provide Bose quality sound with easy access to your music. Bose SoundTouch products use the Bose SoundTouch app for setup and control of integrated Wi-Fi music services. SoundTouch may be controlled by voice using separate devices like the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot.

In terms of acoustic performance, the Bose Home Speaker 300 produces deeper bass and a 360° lifelike sound when compared to the similarly sized Bose SoundTouch 10.