If you tap the album artwork a playback slider pops up, but we couldn’t get it to shuffle through the songs. Instead of the physical button on the back used for Wi-Fi connectivity, the touch screen acts as the on/off button, displays album artwork, and shows system information. The touchscreen LED display is sandwiched between the two speaker drivers, with the CD slot just below. The rounded corner works well with this stereo to soften the awkward shape.
The choice of grating for the stereo speakers looks okay and wraps around the sides of the case a little. There are a lot of grates on the stereo, presumably for air ventilation. The stereo also needs to be picked up from the bottom if moved to another location. Not only does this add a potential point of failure with the BoseLink connection, but because one side is hardwired, the entire pedestal will need to be replaced if the cable or pins on the jack are damaged. The separation between the pedestal and the rest of the home stereo’s case seems totally unnecessary-the top section on our testing model didn’t even fit snugly into the pedestal and had a little wiggle. It has never taken us so long to get music out of our speakers.
Bose uses a nine-pin DIN jack for the BoseLink connection between the pedestal and the rest of the stereo. The pedestal also has an LED W-Fi activity indicator and a button for setting up and resetting the device. This adds to the depth of the case, and although it didn’t fit on any of our bookshelves, it works well on a coffee table, a nightstand, and on a kitchen counter.Īll of the inputs worked as they should and had solid connections. Granted, this system was released almost four years ago, but the shape and overall design feels so much more dated.Īll of the input jacks are located on the back of the stereo. We didn’t understand why there was a separate pedestal that didn’t lock into the rest of the stereo. Right out of the box, we began to question the design aesthetic. It’s important to note that the depth is an additional inch if you are okay with bending the BoseLink cable against your wall and two inches if you aren’t. Together they are 5.3 inches tall, 14.5 inches at the widest point, and 8.6 inches deep. The body of the stereo is actually two pieces, a 1.6-inch tall pedestal and a 4.1-inch upper section that sits on top of the pedestal. We don’t know how Bose is getting those numbers because that’s not what we measured. Lifewire / Benjamin Zeman Design: Needlessly complex and confusingĪccording to their website, the Bose Wave SoundTouch Music System IV measures 4.3 x 14.5 x 8.8 inches and weighs 8.8 pounds.
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