Bose Home Speaker 300 - Triple Black 808429-5110 review

While its audio quality doesn't measure up to competitors like the cheaper Sonos One, the Bose Home Speaker 300 is a flexible smart speaker with excellent voice assistant performance.

The Bose Home Speaker 300 offers a choice of Alexa or Google Assistant and excellent microphone response; It's able to play quite loud and still register voice commands; Connectivity is excellent, including a 3.5mm input and Bluetooth.

It can sound a little distant with some material and most of its rivals offer fuller sound; The Smart Home series is not compatible with the existing Bose SoundTouch systems; There's no Chromecast built-in.

Bose Home Speaker 300 - Triple Black 808429-5110 review

The newest entry in Bose’s fast-growing smart speaker family, the Bose Home Speaker 300, ticks lots of boxes: cute proportions, confident performance,...

Smooth sound and slick looks; Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are both on board; Bluetooth and Apple AirPlay 2 connectivity in addition to Wi-Fi,...

Multi-room configurations are limited to the Bose Home Speaker 300 and 500; and the Bose Soundbar 500 and 700; You can’t pair this speaker with a Bose...

Bose Home Speaker 300 - Triple Black 808429-5110 review

Priced at Rs 26,900, the Bose Home Speaker 300 might well be among the best sounding smart speakers out there....

Bose Home Speaker 300 - Triple Black 808429-5110 review

The Bose Home Speaker 300 is the best and most versatile smart speaker we’ve ever tested. It offers solid sound, extensive connectivity, and an intuitive app. No matter what tech is already in your home, which streaming services you use, or whether you prefer Alexa or Google Assistant , this speaker...

Bluetooth capable; Alexa or Google Assistant; Physical preset buttons

None that we could find

Bose Home Speaker 300 review: Solid smart speaker with Alexa and Google, but it's not the One

Google Assistant versus Amazon Alexa. Much like the format wars of yore -- VHS versus Beta, HDR 10 versus Dolby Vision -- it pits two tech ecosystems against one another. Amazon Alexa is more popular, but Google Assistant performs better. But what if you don't want to have to choose between them? What if, instead of a format war, you want peaceful coexistence? You get a smart speaker that does both.

While its audio quality doesn't measure up to competitors like the cheaper Sonos One, the Bose Home Speaker 300 is a flexible smart speaker with excellent voice assistant performance.

The Bose Home Speaker 300 offers a choice of Alexa or Google Assistant and excellent microphone response; It's able to play quite loud and still register voice commands; Connectivity is excellent, including a 3.5mm input and Bluetooth.

It can sound a little distant with some material and most of its rivals offer fuller sound; The Smart Home series is not compatible with the existing Bose SoundTouch systems; There's no Chromecast built-in.

Bose Home Speaker 300 Review

Hot on the heels of the Home Speaker 500, the $259.95 Home Speaker 300 from Bose is smaller and less expensive, but still manages to pack a punch. Its modest size may seem out of sync with its price, but it delivers some pretty powerful audio output. A companion app makes setup and assigning presets easy, and overall operation is intuitive. At top volumes, some powerful bass can be a bit too much for the driver, which accentuates lows and low-mids quite a bit. But if you're looking for a smart speaker with support for both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, the Home Speaker 300 comes in at a close second to our Editors' Choice, the Sonos One. Design Measuring 6.3 by 5.6 by 4.0 inches (HWD) and weighing in at 2.1 pounds, the Home Speaker 300 is compact enough to look portable, but it doesn't have an internal battery. Available in black or white, the speaker's oval, upright frame features a wraparound speaker grille that extends from the base and beyond the halfway point of the fron...

The Bose Home Speaker 300 offers Alexa and Google Assistant voice control in a small, powerful package.

Powerful audio output with rich bass depth and sculpted, crisp highs; Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

Sometimes distorts on deep bass; Play/Pause can have a minor delay