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I bought the original Soundlink Mini about three years ago and have been very happy with it. I used it at home and at my office. In my office, I had to keep it at a low volume but it never sounded muffled and delivered clear and crisp highs and sonorous lows. At home with the volume cranked up, it never failed to deliver. When the updated version came out, I hesitated but the updates made it worth jumping into the newer version. My original unit is now gracing my sister's home. The ability to use it as a speakerphone is a handy feature. Callers have noted that my voice sounds clear. An incoming call can be answered (or refused) with a tap of a button on top of the unit. For me, the more noteworthy improvement is in the Bluetooth implementation. This newer unit has the ability to remember up to eight paired devices and actively (and concurrently) be paired with two of them. When you turn it on, the unit announces the battery level and to which two devices it is paired. (The audible prompts can be disabled.) At that point, it will play content from the first device which is outputting audio content. If that device stops and the other device starts playing, the speaker will seamlessly switch to that second device. My device automatically connects to my laptop and smartphone. It remembers my Kindle Fire and, if the laptop is off, will connect to the Kindle. Very clever. Bose has replicated this Bluetooth implementation on their other devices. They have also increased the battery life and changed from a proprietary charging connector to a standard mini-USB port. All-in-all a worthy update.