Product Comparison: Bose SoundTouch 30 vs Bose Wave SoundTouch

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Bose SoundTouch 30 Wireless Speaker

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Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV

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General Specifications

Brand

Bose

Model

SoundTouch 30

Wave SoundTouch

Origin

USA

Mexico

About the product

It’s wireless music made easy—and commanding as well. If you want deep, clear sound with power to spare, this is your speaker. Place it in your main room to stream millions of songs from music services like Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio and Deezer, thousands of Internet radio stations and your stored music library. Play your favorites instantly, without a phone or tablet, simply by pressing one of six presets on the speaker or remote. It’s that simple.

The Wave SoundTouch music system is part of an entire family of wireless products, from one-piece music systems to home theater. They all work together to play the same music in every room, or different music in different rooms. With SoundTouch, you can discover and enjoy music more effortlessly than ever before.

Key Specs

Connection Type

Remote control, 6 presets

Waveguide speaker technology delivers deep, high-performance sound, Free app transforms your phone into your music remote control

Connection Type

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

9.7 in.

8.7 in.

Width

17.1 in.

14.6 in.

Depth

7.1 in.

5.6 in.

Weight

18.5 lbs.

9.9 lbs.

Bose SoundTouch 30

Bose Wave SoundTouch

Features

Controls

Buttons

Remote control

Material

Plastic

Display Type

Yes

Battery Type

September 10, 2015

Accessories Included

USB cable, remote control

Remote, USB cable, AC power cord, SoundTouch pedestal

Extras

Waveguide speaker technology

There’s also a CD player and AM/FM radio tuner. So you can hear whatever you want with room-filling Wave® sound—all from an easy-to-use system with a fresh, updated design.

Interfaces

AUX In

Yes

Ethernet Port

Yes

Micro USB

Yes

USB

Yes

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

Other Information

Manufacturer

Manual

MSRP

499.95 $

599.95 $

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Site of manufacturer

4.4

4.3

Newegg

Music services supported

Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Sirius XM, iTunes, TuneIn

Spotify, Pandora, Deezer, iHeart RADIO, SiriusXM, iTunes, Tunein

Product manuals

https://assets.bose.com/content/dam/Bose_DAM/Web/consumer_electronics/global/products/speakers/soundtouch_30_seriesiii_wireless_music_system/pdf/AM747473_00_OG_ST%2030%2020%20sIII_ENGvo.pdf

https://assets.bose.com/content/dam/Bose_DAM/Web/consumer_electronics/global/products/speakers/wave_soundtouch_music_system_iv/pdf/wave_st_iv_pdf_ownersguide_ML.pdf

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Number of speakers

Reviews

Woofer(s)

Audio formats supported

MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossless

Bestbuy

4.8

Amazon

4.5

4.7

Bluetooth version (if specified by manufacturer)