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Bose launched the SoundTouch line in 2013 as premium wireless speakers with cloud-based multiroom audio capabilities.<ref name="techspot">{{cite web |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/109830-bose-soundtouch-shutdown-leaves-connected-speakers-less-smart.html |title=Bose's SoundTouch shutdown leaves connected speakers less "smart" |author=Skye Jacobs |publisher=TechSpot |date=12 October 2025 |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> The original lineup included three speakers priced between $399 and $699. By 2015, Bose had expanded the range to include models starting at $200 and high-end home theater systems exceeding $1,000.
Bose launched the SoundTouch line in 2013 as premium wireless speakers with cloud-based multiroom audio capabilities.<ref name="techspot">{{cite web |url=https://www.techspot.com/news/109830-bose-soundtouch-shutdown-leaves-connected-speakers-less-smart.html |title=Bose's SoundTouch shutdown leaves connected speakers less "smart" |author=Skye Jacobs |publisher=TechSpot |date=12 October 2025 |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> The original lineup included three speakers priced between $399 and $699. By 2015, Bose had expanded the range to include models starting at $200 and high-end home theater systems exceeding $1,000.


The SoundTouch platform offered Wi-Fi streaming from services including Spotify, TuneIn, Pandora, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio, along with synchronized multiroom playback controlled through a mobile app. In 2018, Bose launched its newer Bose Music app for a new product line, which was not designed to support SoundTouch devices.
The SoundTouch platform offered Wi-Fi streaming from services including [[Spotify]], TuneIn, Pandora, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio, along with synchronized multiroom playback controlled through a mobile app. In 2018, Bose launched its newer Bose Music app for a new product line, which was not designed to support SoundTouch devices.


In 2020, Bose discontinued SoundTouch product sales but stated it would "support both the SoundTouch app and product software for the foreseeable future."<ref name="wikia">{{cite web |url=https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/SoundTouch_speakers |title=SoundTouch speakers |publisher=Bose Wikia |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>
In 2020, Bose discontinued SoundTouch product sales but stated it would "support both the SoundTouch app and product software for the foreseeable future."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/speakers/smart_home/soundtouch_family.html |title=SoundTouch speakers |publisher=Bose|access-date=2025-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126202244/https://www.bose.com/en_us/products/speakers/smart_home/soundtouch_family.html|archive-date=2020-11-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://bose.fandom.com/wiki/SoundTouch_speakers "SoundTouch speakers" on bose.fandom.com]


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