This page lists the best portable Bluetooth speakers out of the 329 ranked on this website. The suggestions in this section are biased towards value speakers with a neutral frequency response. If you are after specific sound traits like bass boosted or warm speakers, skip this section and read the details of each speaker in the main portable speaker rankings by size. See these other links for The Best Inexpensive Portable Bluetooth Speakers and The Best Portable Bluetooth Speakers for Bass.
For more information, sound samples and specs about all these speakers, see the portable speaker rankings by size
My Perfect Setup
My perfect minimal speaker setup would be 2 $50 Earfun Uboom L (after clipped coupon and coupon UBOOMLWC on the payment page) for quiet indoor use and travel and 2 $118 Earfun Uboom X (after clipped coupon and code UBOOMXDR on the payment page) for ourdoor and party use in a TWS setup. These two were tuned by the Austrian Music producer Oluv and are by far the most neutral and detailed speakers in this ranking. These two speakers are the ones I use the most out of the 13 models I personally own
The Best Pocket Size Speaker For Sound Quality
The best pocket size speaker with the best sound quality is the $51 Tribit Stormbox Micro 2
The Best Small/Medium Size Speaker For Sound Quality
The best small/medium size battery powered speaker with the best sound quality with modern features is the $50 Uboom L (after clipped coupon and coupon UBOOMLWC on the payment page) running firmware 1.2.7 (will need to be changed for the best sound quality and requires PC or virtualization on a Mac) install the Earfun app (Android or iOS and set the Oluv EQ in the Earfun app.
If you don’t want to mess with manually flashing firmware, or want a stereo and omnidirectional speaker in one, get the $65 Soundcore Motion 300 running Oluv’s EQ instead.
The best small/medium speaker with a 0 latency aux for video use is the $80 Soundcore Motion+
The Best Large Size Speaker For Sound Quality
The best reasonably priced large size battery powered speaker for deeper bass with great sound quality is the $100 Soundcore Boom 2 or $104 on Soundcore.com with coupon SOUNDCORE202i4 running Oluv’s EQ
The Best Boombox Size Speaker For Sound Quality
The best boombox size battery powered speaker for deep bass with excellent sound quality, that can get loud for a party but can still be carried by hand is the $118 Earfun Uboom X (after clipped coupon and code UBOOMXDR on the payment page). Make sure you install the app (Android or iOS), update the firmware and select an Oluv EQ like Indoor.
The best boombox size battery powered speaker with excellent sound quality that fits into home decor is the $350 Harmon Kardon Go+ Play3
The Best Extreme Size Speaker For Sound Quality
The best extreme size big party battery powered speaker with excellent sound quality and very deep bass is the $600 JBL Partybox Stage 320 or $500 JBL Partybox 310
The Best Insane Size Speaker For Sound Quality
The absolute deepest bass out of an insane size non-battery Bluetooth speaker is the $1301 JBL Partybox Ultimate
The Best Sounding Absolute Loudest Speaker
The best sounding absolute loudest battery powered speaker is the extreme size $1000 Electro-Voice Everse 12
If you’re throwing parties for over 50 people and need louder, see this page and pick up a portable power station for battery use
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