Get a portable Bluetooth speaker and bring your music anywhere
Portable Bluetooth speakers are one of the best ways to listen to your favorite tunes, podcasts, and other audio everywhere you go. As long as your iPhone, iPad, or Mac is around, your music can ring out loud and proud. There are a ton of options on the market at various price points, giving you the opportunity to find the speaker right for you.
Lots of power
Ultimate Ears Boom 3
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Taking the Boom 3 to your next pool party is absolutely no problem. It has a high water-resistant rating, allowing it to be submerged in 3 feet of water for 30 minutes. It's also protected against dirt and mud, but you can hand-wash the speaker with warm, soapy water just in case it gets messy. Plus, if you truly want the Boom 3 to live up to its onomatopoeic name, you have the option to set up another one (or up to 150 Boom speakers) to make a stereo pair and really raise the roof!
Rugged and magnetic
BoomBottle MM
Scosche has a portable Bluetooth speaker that is similar to the Boom. It's waterproof, it fits in your water bottle holder, and you can daisy-chain it to other speakers. One big difference, though, is that the BottleBoom sounds better at loud volume than the Boom. It's also got a magnetic top, so you can stick your phone to it while you dance with the devil.
Huge battery life
Fugoo Tough
The thing that stands out the most with the Fugoo Tough is its 40-hour battery life. If you're truly using this just in the shower, you could probably go for weeks without needing a charge. On top of it all, the sound quality is very good. The Fugoo Tough has six drivers that are spread out across all four sides, giving you clear and well-balanced 360-degree sound.
FM radio included
Sbode Bluetooth Speaker
With eight hours of battery life, you should get quite a few showers between charges. Its IPX6 rating claims it has plenty of protection from water — perfect for the shower — but you won't be able to submerge it, so keep it away from bath time! It has an FM radio built-in, meaning you can go old school and listen to your favorite local station.
A true party machine
Sony SRS-XB31
With LED lights that change color to the beat of the music and even a couple of strobe LEDs, the Sony SRS-XB31 is truly a party speaker. It boasts an "Extra Bass" mode, that cranks up the low-end sounds to powerful levels and you can even tap the speaker in different spots to add noises like a kick, snare, or scratch, so you can do a little DJ work. Its 24-hour battery life and ability to pair with up to 100 other Sony Bluetooth speakers will keep your party going as long as you need.
Premium Bose sound
Bose SoundLink Revovle+
Bose has always focused on excellent sound quality in its speakers and headphones. Whether you listen to your music directly from your iPhone via AUX input or you send audio wirelessly via Bluetooth, the sound quality of the SoundLink Revovle+ is impeccable. Its convenient carrying handle makes its nearly 2-pound weight a lot easier to manage, and its built like a tank, so you don't need to baby it when you're carrying it around. Plus, its compatible with Siri and Google Assistant.
Reliable and cheap
Anker SoundCore 2
Anker leads the pack when it comes to inexpensive accessories, and they have four great cheap speakers to choose from. "Cheap" doesn't mean "junk" here; these are well-built products that can withstand your day to day use. The best speaker for most people will be the standard Soundcore 2. This is a compact speaker that offers 24 hours of battery, 12 watts of sound, and surprisingly good bass for the size.
Heavy-duty workhorse
AOMAIS GO
While the AOMAIS GO may not be your usual everyday Bluetooth speaker, it's an absolute beast to take with you to a job site or camping. It's 30-hour battery life will allow you to pump your tunes out all day long and then some, and it even has a built-in 8,800mAh battery for charging your other devices via USB. It has IPX7 rating, meaning it can get wet no problem, and its 30W speaker system is plently loud enough for cooking by the campfire.
Super portable
Ultimate Ears Roll 2
The Ultimate Ears Roll 2 has an IPX7 rating, meaning submerging it in up to 3 feet of water for about half an hour, so your daily showers won't affect it at all. Plus, on the back, it comes with a bungee cord loop making it easy to wrap or tie the speaker around your curtain rod or shower head, so it stays out of your way while you're headbanging in the shower.
I have used a lot of portable Bluetooth speakers over the years, and I have always loved Ultimate Ears speakers. The Boom 3 has everything you could want in a Bluetooth speaker, great range, decent battery life, and quality audio. Any option from the list above is bound to have you blasting your favorite tunes, podcasts, and other audio where ever your journey take you!
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