Best Bluetooth Speakers Buying Guide: Welcome to TechRadar’s expert round-up of the bluetooth speakers you can buy in 2019.
Bluetooth speakers are a great gadget to take to days at the beach, nights out by a bonfire and picnics at the park. However, that doesn’t mean a great portable speaker isn’t extremely useful to have on hand at home while you take a relaxing bath or work in the garden.
That means, for many of us, we need to find a Bluetooth speaker that’ll see us through all kinds of occasions. Luckily, we’ve created a guide to help you find which portable, Bluetooth speaker is right for you.
All of our recommendations are based on our detailed audio reviews and our expert knowledge of the speaker space. So, if you’re looking for a new portable speaker, then stick with us and we’ll help you decide which device will be best for bringing an amped-up version of your music anywhere and everywhere.
If you’re worried you’ll have to pay a big premium for good quality audio, then think again. There are lots of options for great speakers that’ll cost as much as your weekly trip to the grocery store. The only problem when you’re choosing a new speaker is that there are so many good ones for you to pick from, which means it can be overwhelming.
We’re here to help. Here are some of our favorite, portable, audio companions that’ll let you pump out the tunes whether you’re in the garden, at the beach, on the slopes, camping, cooking or anywhere in-between.
[Update: Our list has had an early 2019 update. We’ve added the relatively unknown (but absolutely fantastic) Tribit XSound Go to the #8 spot on our list. If you’re looking for an ultra-budget portable speaker, it’s the one to buy.]
How to pick out the best Bluetooth speaker
There are so many speakers on the market, it can be difficult to figure out which Bluetooth speaker you need. Although it may seem like the choice is endless, there are plenty with unique selling points that’ll suit your needs.
Some speakers are built with ultimate durability in mind, others are weather and waterproof for camping and tunes by the pool and some aren’t fit for the outdoors and would look pretty inside your home instead.
If you’re having trouble figuring out which speaker might be best for you, start by picturing where you’re going to use it and find a speaker that matches that setting. That means if you’re a beach person, water- and dust-proofing are key.
If you’re a party person, you might want the ability to connect two speakers together or a speaker with multi-point pairing that allows multiple devices to connect at a time. Battery life and sound quality are paramount for all speakers, and we’ve our best to take these in the utmost consideration when creating our list.
That said, here are 10 of our favorite Bluetooth wireless speakers, ranked by their price-to-performance ratio, that will surely work for you.