When the Bose SoundLink Max burst onto the Bluetooth speaker scene last year, it was one of the clearest indications that Bose could compete with the all-consuming dominance of JBL.
The Max might not have pipped the JBL Xtreme 4 to a What Hi-Fi? Award that year, but its powerful, entertaining sound more than hinted at a brand ready to make its mark in an arena that was in danger of becoming a one-horse race.
