Technical Pro Party 10-r Red Rechargeable Bluetooth Led Speaker Review
Wireless Bluetooth speakers come in all shapes and sizes and continue to amend with each passing year. As you might expect, bigger models tend to offer more bass and book. Some portable boomboxes and and so-called "party" Bluetooth speakers even have built-in LED lights to spice things up. That said, many compact portable Bluetooth speakers at present offer respectable sound and you can often pair 2 speakers or more to augment their sound. We've also seen bombardment life numbers go upward as newer speakers are equipped with more than free energy-efficient chips.
In assessing what the best Bluetooth speakers are nosotros consider the design of the speaker -- and especially how durable information technology seems -- along with audio quality and overall value. The listing includes everything fromcompact mini models, minor micro versions and heftier models with powerful sound. If you lot're looking for more than, bank check out our lists of thebest smart speakers and thebest Wi-Fi speakers and music systems.
Watch this: Bose'due south SoundLink Flex packs some serious punch
Bose SoundLink Flex
Compact and powerful
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When the SoundLink Flex speaker launched, Bose fabricated some bold claims about its new Bluetooth speaker, particularly its extra bass functioning. Simply it generally lives up to the hype and arguably is the best-sounding wireless speaker for its meaty size. Bachelor in 3 color options -- black, white smoke and rock blue (pictured) -- it's equipped with Bose's PositionIQ technology to automatically notice the speaker's orientation and deliver optimized sound based on whether it'due south upright, hanging or flat on its back.
The speaker is IP67 dust- and waterproof, and rated for 12 hours of bombardment life at moderate volume levels. The Flex too floats and Bose says information technology can survive drops and bumps, with a soft silicone back and powder-coated steel grille that "won't skin or scrap and is resistant to corrosion and UV light."
Bose's SoundLink Micro also delivers impressive sound for its tiny size and this speaker is bigger, weighing just over a pound (0.45 kg) and measuring 7.9 inches wide, 2.1 inches deep and 3.6 inches loftier (20 by 5.3 by 9.ane centimeters), so it sounds significantly amend than the Micro. For some reason, information technology uses the older Bluetooth iv.2 instead of 5.0, but I didn't have any problems with connectivity.
Bose says information technology tin can fill up a living room with sound. From my tests, I'd say it would have to be a relatively pocket-sized living room -- a single speaker can but output and then much audio. However, if you pair two of them together in stereo mode, the sound gets to a whole other level and indeed fills a larger room.
Tribit StormBox Micro 2
All-time value micro Bluetooth speaker
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Back in 2020, Tribit released the StormBox Micro, a budget version of Bose's excellent SoundLink Micro speaker that delivered surprisingly adept audio for its size and modest price. Now we get the StormBox Micro 2, which offers improved audio and battery life, along with a charge-out feature that turns the speaker into a power bank for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. An integrated strap allows you to prune it to your backpack or your bike's handlebars.
Like the original, it's an excellent value and easy to recommend if you're looking for a super compact portable wireless speaker.
JBL Flip six
Better-sounding Flip
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With each new version of the Flip, JBL makes small improvements and while the latest Flip, the Flip half dozen, doesn't look much dissimilar from the Flip 5 on the outside, it does feature improved sound. It has 2-mode drivers with a woofer and tweeter and dual passive radiators that aid the Flip vi deliver much deeper bass than y'all think it could.
Information technology'southward fully waterproof and dust-proof with an IPX67 rating. Like the Flip 5, it's rated for up 12 hours of audio playback at moderate volume levels and charges via USB-C. Available in multiple color options, information technology'southward one of the best-sounding speakers for its compact size.
JBL Clip four
All-time for clipping onto a backpack
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For its start 3 generations, JBL'due south Prune micro Bluetooth speaker had a circular design. But for the fourth-gen Prune 4, JBL has moved to a more than oval shape, bulked up the speaker slightly and added USB-C charging. This portable Bluetooth speaker does seem more durable, with a sturdier integrated carabiner clip. Likewise, it sounds a trivial improve, with more volume, clearer sound and more bass. With an IP67 water resistance rating, it can survive existence dunked in shallow water and is dust-proof. The Clip 4 is right upwardly there with the best overall micro Bluetooth speakers.
Read our JBL Clip iv review.
Anker Soundcore Motion Boom
Best value mini boombox
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Anker'southward Soundcore Motion Boom is what I'd call a mini boombox speaker. It's kind of a poor man'southward version of JBL'due south well-regarded Xtreme 2 speaker, which currently sells for around twice every bit much. Equipped with a handle and weighing a little over 4 pounds, the speaker reminds me of one of those behemothic flashlights or "floating lanterns" that were in faddy nearly thirty years ago. For the tape, the Movement Boom actually does float and is fully waterproof with an IPX7 rating.
Anker says the Motion Boom delivers "huge stereo sound" and aye, it plays pretty loud and has a decent amount of bass with reasonable clarity. I kept the bass heave on at all times because information technology sounds amend that fashion. The Motion Boom can't compete against bigger and more than expensive speakers like JBL'south Boombox two and Ultimate Ears' Hyperboom, only it packs a lot more than book and punch than more than meaty Bluetooth speakers like JBL'southward Flip 5 and Flip 6. It besides travels well, so it's ideal for a beach excursion or a little tailgating.
Read our Anker Soundcore Motion Boom review.
JBL Charge 5
Impressive sound for its size
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JBL'south Charge 5 offers a good balance of size, performance and durability. It'south bigger than some of the mini speakers on this list, like the Flip five, but is all the same meaty and packs more bass punch and overall volume. Featuring a congenital-in USB charging port for juicing up your mobile devices, it offers improved audio and a dust- and waterproof design that's elevated from the previous Charge. Co-ordinate to JBL, the speaker is equipped with a "racetrack-shaped driver," with a carve up tweeter and dual passive radiators, to improve both clarity and bass functioning over the Charge iv. (In my tests, this indeed proved to exist the example.)
Battery life is rated at 20 hours at moderate volume levels. This model is also equipped with JBL'south PartyBoost feature that allows you lot to connect it to other compatible JBL portable speakers to augment their sound. The Charge 5 comes in six colour options: black, blue, gray, cerise, teal and "squad" (which looks similar a kind of camo).
Tribit XSound Mega
All-time value mini Bluetooth party speaker
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Over the concluding few years, Tribit has made several Bluetooth speakers that deliver a lot of boom for the buck. Add its new XSound Mega to the list.
Tribit is billing the XSound Mega as more of an outdoor speaker -- a lanyard is included for toting information technology around equally a sort of mini boombox -- but it works just fine indoors. It has an LED light testify that you tin plough on or off and there are three EQ settings for sound: XBass, Music and Audiobook. Additionally, it tin be used as a power bank to charge your mobile devices.
In my tests, the speaker compared pretty favorably to more expensive speakers similar the JBL Charge 5. In that location's plenty of bass and the speaker plays loud for its size, with decent clarity. That said, it'southward a mono speaker with a single driver and 2 bass radiators -- that's how you get all that bass. So while y'all tin look large audio, the soundstage doesn't feel all that wide, peculiarly at lower volumes. It actually sounds improve at college volumes.
JBL PartyBox 110
All-time portable party speaker
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JBL's new-for-2021 PartyBox 110 packs some serious punch and delivers bigger audio than some of the portable boombox speakers on this listing, including JBL's own Boombox two (see beneath). There's an integrated handle for toting the speaker, merely the PartyBox 110 is pretty hefty, weighing in at 23 pounds and measuring slightly more than 22 inches alpine. You lot tin can put it upward vertically every bit shown in the picture in a higher place or place information technology horizontally, as information technology has prophylactic anxiety on both sides of the speaker.
It'southward rated for up to 12 hours of playback time at moderate volume levels and has a redesigned light evidence that syncs to the beat of your music -- you tin can customize the light bear witness from the speaker itself or use the JBL PartyBox companion app.
The speaker has Bluetooth or a wired USB connexion and in that location are guitar and mic inputs. It'south also worth noting that speaker is IPX4 splash-proof and you tin wirelessly link ii PartyBox 110 speakers together for stereo sound. I didn't test the stereo mode, just I was impressed with the sound of a single PartyBox 110 -- it puts out lots of well-divers bass with good overall clarity in the highs and mids -- and I suspect that pairing two of these together would be pretty awesome.
I too liked how the speaker has no external Ac adapter brick and merely requires a string for charging (the power adapter is in the speaker). For longer parties during which you lot're actually cranking the tunes, y'all'd want to plug the speaker in if possible. But it does deliver enough volume to fill a spacious living room with sound and besides plays loud enough for a small-scale pool or embankment party.
The upcoming PartyBox 710 ($800) is a massive party speaker that has integrated wheels and requires a power source to operate; it does not take an integrated rechargeable battery. This is your best bet if you want a portable speaker that tin can evangelize large, quality sound and operates on battery ability. To exist clear, this offers bigger and improve audio than the JBL Boombox 2 -- merely it is harder to deport around.
Sony SRS-XB13
Best mini canister-fashion speaker
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I've long been a fan of Sony'due south smallest Bluetooth speaker, which has been modestly upgraded for 2021 with some design refinements and slightly improved sound. This portable Bluetooth speaker is both grit- and waterproof with an IP67 certification and is rated for 16 hours of battery life at moderate book levels (information technology has USB-C charging while the older XB12 didn't). The speaker plays bigger than you lot'd remember for its small size, with some punch to its bass, but it tin only output and so much sound -- yep, it has its limitations. If you add a second XB13, you can get stereo audio.
The XB13 is available in multiple color options and includes a strap so yous tin can adhere it to various objects. It also has speakerphone capabilities with an integrated microphone. It lists for $60, but is sporadically discounted.
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UE Hyperboom
Peak-sounding jumbo Bluetooth speaker
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Ultimate Ears Boom Bluetooth speakers come in a few dissimilar sizes, but none of them are as large as the all-new Hyberboom. A supersize wireless speaker that tips the scales at a hefty 13 pounds, the Hyperboom makes the UE Megaboom 3 await unquestionably puny. It's not cheap, but its audio quality is better than a lot of the jumbo portable speakers on the market right at present.
UE Boom reps told me the Hyperboom was created after the company got feedback from its customers looking for a bigger speaker that could play loud enough and have deep enough bass to ability a political party. The speaker can do merely that -- Ultimate Ears says it's three times as loud and has half dozen-and-a-half times the bass of Megaboom 3 -- and has no trouble filling a fairly big room with sound.
Read our UE Hyperboom review.
UE Wonderboom 2
Waterproof and durable
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We liked Ultimate Ears' original Wonderboom Bluetooth speaker, which sounded good for its compact speaker size and was too waterproof. Now the visitor has released the Wonderboom 2, which is a impact bigger than the original and sounds slightly meliorate for streaming your favorite music, with more than bass and a special Outdoor Boost manner that boosts treble.
Like its predecessor, the fully waterproof Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 with Bluetooth connectivity carries a list price of $100, simply often sells for less. What's different is the IP67 rating that means it'due south dust-proof, more shock-resistant and also able to bladder. This Bluetooth device also has 30% better battery life -- lasting upwards to 13 hours at moderate volume levels, according to Ultimate Ears -- and you tin can link two together to create a stereo sound pairing by pressing a button on each speaker.
Tribit MaxSound Plus
Best sound under $threescore
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The Tribit MaxSound Plus is well-nigh 30% bigger than its sibling, the XSound Get, and costs about twice as much, merely it performs substantially ameliorate and is one of the all-time-sounding speakers in its size and price course. It has a long-lasting rechargeable lithium-ion battery and superior sound quality for a Bluetooth speaker.
Read our Tribit MaxSound Plus review.
JBL Flip 5
5th-gen Flip
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JBL has released the slightly improved Flip 6, merely the Flip 5 remains on the market and is however an excellent compact speaker. And now that the Flip half dozen has arrived, nosotros're seeing some discounts on this model.
It has an IPX7 waterproof certification, which means this small speaker can be submerged in a meter of water for up to xxx minutes and survive. Tribit's StormBox costs less and plays louder, only I like the tonal balance of the Flip 5 better.
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 2nd Gen
Impressive-sounding ultracompact speaker (and speakerphone)
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Last twelvemonth Bang & Olufsen upgraded its dome-shaped aluminum-clad A1 speaker with improved bombardment life, better speakerphone performance (information technology at present has a three-microphone array) and slightly improved sound. Information technology's not only the smallest wireless speaker from the Danish visitor, only is technically the nigh affordable.
While the speaker drivers remain the same, the Qualcomm chipset that powers the speaker has been upgraded (the speaker uses Bluetooth 5.ane), bumping the sound quality a tad, particularly at college volumes, with better digital betoken processing. It remains one of the all-time-sounding mini Bluetooth speakers, with richer, more tonally balanced audio than other Bluetooth speakers its size -- and information technology should sound good, considering its elevated price.
It's too worth noting that the A1 has multipoint Bluetooth pairing so you can connect this to your PC and smartphone at the aforementioned time and easily switch back and along between the two if a telephone call comes in on your phone. Additionally, the smart speaker is Alexa-enabled, meaning you tin activate Amazon's voice assistant by just maxim, "Alexa."
Bombardment life is rated at up to 18 hours at l% volume (the earlier A1 didn't alive up to its battery life claims merely this number is more accurate) and if you can afford information technology, you can link two A1 speakers to create a stereo pair. The speaker is waterproof with an IP67 rating that means information technology can exist submerged briefly in shallow h2o.
Tribit StormBox
Cheaper alternative to JBL Flip
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Tribit's StormBox speaker looks similar a cantankerous between a UE and a JBL speaker. We suspect that'southward not an blow. This fully waterproof speaker costs about significantly less than the JBL Flip 5 and Flip half dozen and produces bigger audio. Its rechargeable battery offers upwardly to xx hours of battery life to play music and more. Tribit'south XSound speakers are probably a better value, but the StormBox is more stylish.
Bose SoundLink Micro
Top-notch micro speaker
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Although a picayune pricey and due to exist upgraded, the Bose SoundLink Micro sounds remarkably decent for its tiny size, delivering more bass than other pocketable speakers. It's a fully waterproof Bluetooth speaker and available in three color options, although the bluish version appears to exist hard to find.
While this model is truly pocket-size -- and that'due south certainly an appealing characteristic -- the bigger but still meaty SoundLink Flex sounds significantly better and is also the better value though information technology costs more than.
Read our Bose SoundLink Micro review.
JBL Get 3
Pocket-friendly
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The JBL Bluetooth speaker that received the biggest improvements for 2021 is among the company'due south smallest. The JBL Get 3 has a completely new look -- it's now covered in durable fabric instead of having the naked plastic design of its Become predecessors -- and that new design coupled with surprisingly decent audio for its small size makes the Go 3 ane of the pinnacle micro Bluetooth speakers out in that location.
Available in multiple colour options, this best bluetooth speakers option has an IP67 h2o-resistance rating (it tin exist dunked in water and is dust-proof). Bombardment life is rated at upwardly to five hours.
Sonos Roam
Sonos portable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth speaker
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Bachelor in white or black for $179, the Roam is currently the smallest and most affordable Sonos speaker (if you don't count those $99 Sonos-compatible Symfonisk Ikea Wi-Fi bookshelf speakers), though it's fairly expensive for a mini wireless speaker. This Sonos Roam model, like Sonos' earlier Move portable speaker ($400), is equipped with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and can tap into an existing Sonos multiroom audio system and link with other Series two-uniform Sonos speakers.
Read our Sonos Roam review.
How do I choose a Bluetooth speaker?
When choosing a Bluetooth speaker, what information technology really comes downwards to is size and price. If yous're looking for a very portable speaker, you lot'll desire to get something very compact, but think that smaller speakers usually produce less sound and bass than larger ones. And then while in that location are plenty of mini Bluetooth speakers that deliver bigger sound than you might expect, they practise have their sonic limitations. For a lot of people it's a question of finding a speaker that'southward not too big or too small -- one that travels well merely besides is capable of producing good sound for its size. Simply finding the all-time portable Bluetooth speaker as well comes downward to your upkeep.
Cost tin can be a limiting factor. Y'all may not desire to spend $150 or more than for a small speaker. Luckily, in that location are plenty of adept options for $100, and some decent mini Bluetooth speakers can cost less than $50. Likewise, certain "value" brands that sell primarily on Amazon are strongly worth considering considering they do offering a lot for the money.
If you're looking for the best sound quality, equally I said, bigger is usually better, and some larger portable Bluetooth speakers -- sometimes referred to as Bluetooth smash boxes -- tin can put out a lot of sound and have an integrated handle for toting them around.
How do I connect a Bluetooth speaker with my Telly?
Well, first of all, y'all demand a TV, video streaming device or prepare-peak cablevision or satellite box that has Bluetooth. You lot connect a Bluetooth speaker merely like y'all do Bluetooth earbuds -- through the Bluetooth settings menu on your Tv set or those aforementioned devices (Apple tree TV, for case, has Bluetooth connectivity, making it piece of cake to connect your AirPods).
The merely consequence with connecting a Bluetooth speaker to your Tv set is that there tin exist some audio-video syncing issues due to Bluetooth lag. In some cases, where your Bluetooth speaker has an audio input (a few high-end Bluetooth speakers even have digital audio inputs), you can utilize a wired connexion to the speaker via the audio outputs on your Goggle box.
Soundbars tend to use the optical or HDMI connectedness on your TV to go sound. Many soundbars accept a Bluetooth option so you can wirelessly stream music from your phone to the soundbar.
What is the loudest Bluetooth speaker?
The loudest Bluetooth speakers are the biggest ones. Sometimes they're referred to equally boom boxes or "party" speakers. Some of those speakers are portable and accept built-in rechargeable batteries while the biggest party speakers literally have wheels on them for ship and need to be plugged in with an AC adapter because they require so much ability.
We have a list of all-time wireless boom box speakers if you lot're looking for a bigger Bluetooth speaker. It's as well worth noting that Bluetooth speakers from the same visitor tin can be daisy-chained together to broaden their sound or paired together as a left-right stereo pair. Often, the best fashion to get bigger sound is to pair two Bluetooth speakers together in a stereo pair.
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