Small size, big sound: Bose's $599 SoundDock 10.
(Credit: Bose)
Bose has been busy the last few weeks. First, it announced its new QuietComfort 15 noise-canceling headphones. And now it’s introduced another high-profile product with a double-digit model number, the SoundDock 10.
Bose says it’s been working for several years on this new speaker system for the iPod and iPhone (yes, it has GSM shielding), and its goal was to build a product that delivered “audio performance previously attainable from a one-piece speaker system for iPod.”
The SoundDock is bigger and more expensive ($599) than previous SoundDock models, but it’s still relatively compact, measuring 17 inches wide, 9 inches high, and 10 inches deep. The centerpiece of the unit is a hefty, custom subwoofer, and two Bose Twiddler transducers (no, that’s not a new social-networking site, it’s a combination of a high-frequency transducer and midrange driver).
The subwoofer alone adds a lot of weight to the unit, and while the speaker can be moved around the house easily enough, Bose reps told me the SoundDock 10 weighs three times as much as the SoundDock Series II ($299) and SoundDock Portable ($399). In case you’re wondering, those models will stay in the line.
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