If portability isn’t of high concern, the 9-inch-tall Megaboom 4 is among the finest Bluetooth audio system you should buy. It is bought clear and full 360-degree sound with loads of low-end punch. Its drop-tested, weatherproof physique is prepared for any journey, from surf to sand, and it gives over 150 toes of wi-fi vary and as much as 20 hours of battery life (extra like 15 hours at quantity). As with different UE audio system, the app provides nice options, like the flexibility to attach a number of audio system in a gaggle or two Megaboom 4s in stereo, regulate the EQ to style, and wake the speaker from sleep. This rugged sound pillar is vital to yard jams, and nicely price including to your semi-mobile arsenal. —Ryan Waniata
20-hour battery life, USB-C charging, IP67 mud/water resistance
★ Additionally Nice: If you happen to prefer to shake the room, even when the “room” is the good outdoor, the newest Cost from JBL ($180) is an ultra-portable banger. The speaker is IP67-rated in opposition to mud and moisture and gives nice battery life. It has as much as eight totally different finishes, and the flexibility to cost your telephone whereas off the grid. Its tubular form is designed to suit neatly into your hand, and simply as essential, it’s able to kicking the social gathering proper off in order for you it to. It’s not a blunt instrument, however its prodigious and admittedly unlikely low-frequency response by no means stops shocking. If it’s transportable social gathering time you’re after, JBL has you coated in advantageous fashion. —Simon Lucas
20-hour battery life, USB-C charging, IP67 mud/water resistance
