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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Bose Home Speaker 300 vs Bose SoundLink Revolve II

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bose Home Speaker 300
Bose SoundLink Revolve II

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Variants

  • Home Speaker 300 (Luxe Silver)
  • Home Speaker 300 (Triple Black)
  • SoundLink Revolve II (Luxe Silver)
  • SoundLink Revolve II (Triple Black)

Our Verdict

Bose Home Speaker 300

Bose SoundLink Revolve II

The Bose Home Speaker 300 is a better speaker than the Bose SoundLink Revolve II. The Home Speaker offers outstanding voice assistant support, with Google Assistant and Alexa built-in. They have no trouble hearing you when you’re far away as well as in noisier environments. Its companion app comes with bass and treble sliders you can use to customize its sound to your liking. It can also get louder with fewer compression artifacts at max volume. That said, the Revolve II is better-built with an IP55 rating for dust and water resistance though we don’t currently test for this. It's also smaller and battery-powered, so you can easily take it outdoors with you.

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Luxe Silver
Home Speaker 300
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Luxe Silver
SoundLink Revolve II
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Triple Black
Home Speaker 300
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Triple Black
SoundLink Revolve II
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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.7
6.5

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
No

Dynamics 
 

6.7
5.7

Soundstage 
 

6.6
7.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Bose Home Speaker 300 Style Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

5.4
9.2

Dimensions Photo  

Bose Home Speaker 300 Dimensions Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

135 in³ (2,219 cm³)
62 in³ (1,022 cm³)

Weight 
 

2.3 lbs (1.1 kg)
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes

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Build Quality 
 

6.4
8.2

Build Quality Photo  

Bose Home Speaker 300 Build Quality Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Good

Water Resistance 
 

No
Waterproof (IPx5)

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Dust-Protected (IP5x)

Impact Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Yes (IK rating unspecified)

Floats In Water 
 

No
Unspecified

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Controls 
 

7.9
9.0

Controls Photo  

Bose Home Speaker 300 Controls Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Bose Home Speaker 300 Controls Photo 2
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Good
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Bose Home Speaker 300 In The Box Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.8
6.9

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.32
-0.07

Std. Err. 
 

3.61 dB
3.03 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

56.6 Hz
60.8 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

17.7 kHz
17.7 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

6.6
7.1

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

2.60 dB
1.74 dB

Stereo 
 

No (mono)
No (mono)

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Dynamics 
 

6.7
5.7

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

86.7 dB SPL
84.3 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

2.13 dB
3.68 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
8.0

Battery Life 
 

N/A
9.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

N/A
2.7 hrs

Power Saving 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port 
 

No Battery
Micro-USB

Battery Powered 
 

No
Yes

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Voice Assistant 
 

10
5.7

Alexa 
 

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No

Google Assistant 
 

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Speakerphone 
 

No
Yes

Siri 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
No

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
No

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Excellent
Excellent

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App 
 

7.7
6.6

App Picture  

Bose Home Speaker 300 App Picture
Bose SoundLink Revolve II App Picture

App Name 
 

Bose Music
Bose Connect

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
No

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

No
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
No

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
Yes

Other Ports 
 

Yes
No

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Bluetooth 
 

9.0
9.7

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
4.1

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

3 ms
23 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

18 ms
13 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

334.6 ft (102.0 m)
221.5 ft (67.5 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

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Wi-Fi 
 

7.6
0.0

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 5
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

5GHz
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

Yes
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

6 ms
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

Yes
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Luxe Silver
Home Speaker 300
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Luxe Silver
SoundLink Revolve II
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Triple Black
Home Speaker 300
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Triple Black
SoundLink Revolve II
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Bose Home Speaker 300

Bose SoundLink Revolve II

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