So my soundlink flex finally just got here after a long shipping delay from bose. I love the green and how it compliments my headphones (Bose quietcomfort 2023) and my phone so I just had to have it. I’m a sucker for green. I’m already familiar with the sound signature so I knew what I was getting. The revolve+ II (left) is still the reigning champion, but the flex is a nice middle-ground between the Revolve and the Micro and it’s gorgeous to look at. It sounds exactly like them but it has more punch to the bass than the revolve. But the revolve is just bigger and more open and loud. I have both of them linked up now in Stereo Mode left & right and they sound awesome together.

I really like that it has an IP67 water rating, just like the micro, so there’s literally no worries by the pool or in the washroom showering and shaving. I have to be a more cautious with the Revolve with its IP65 rating. And I love that it (flex) has a metal grill on the front and nice soft silicone (or rubber?) on the rest of the body. Feels nice, just like the micro.

I caught Bose 2 weeks ago with a false advertisement on their home page, so I confronted customer service and made them honour their false ad since the price they advertised wasn’t actually reflected in the cart. So I got 2 flex’s for a stupidly low price.

Refreshing colors, smaller logo, new multifunction button and pairing to the soundlink MAX are pretty nice editions, along with the aptx adaptive codec support. But is there a sound difference? As far as i can hear, yes.A slight one. The speaker got more clarity, sounds more open, more vocal friendly and has a little deeper bass with less upperbass (most people didn't hear a difference but i did a little) The EQ is the biggest upgrade in my opinion, it really fixes the highs and mids especially in the standing position where the old flex lacks crisp. One thing i would change, is add an option to turn off the positioning eq change, because ONE - it now has a delay when switching positions compared to the old flex, and TWO - i personally rather having one eq for all positions. The motion 300 has the same delay problem but you can turn that off completely. In terms of price and value, the gen 2 is currently 150$ which is the original retail price of gen 1 (which can be found for around 120$ or so) But i think that the 2nd gen is future proof and is a better experience overall. Would be nice to hear yall opinions if you agree or disagree.

This is solely my opinion so YMMV. But I like to think I have good opinions so trust me.

After a lot of buying, comparing and returning, I’ve concluded that the Flex is the best BT speaker in its class. The sound is very crisp and detailed with a slight bump in bass and prominent vocals. Gets loud enough but not too loud. This isn’t an audiophile speaker but man it’s nice to listen to, it just engages you.

However, I found the real magic happens when you pair 2 Flex’s in stereo mode. Holy shit. These bad boys produce the best stereo image I’ve ever heard out of BT speakers and can easily fill a decent sized room with rich, high quality sound at around 75% volume. Most BT speakers I’ve had tend to sound muffled, distorted, or harsh at higher volumes but not the Flex. The fact that these have a long battery life, IP67 rating and are shock resistant is just the icing on the cake.

The app kinda sucks tbh but I do everything with the physical buttons on the speaker and have had no issues.

I found mine open box at Best Buy and paid just over $220 for both after taxes but they’re worth their full price imo.

tldr: One is great but two is the best $300 you can spend on BT speakers right now. Better yet if you can find them on sale.