If portability isn’t of prime concern, the 9-inch-tall Megaboom 4 is among the finest Bluetooth audio system you should purchase. It is acquired 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, modify the EQ to style, and wake the speaker from sleep. This rugged sound pillar is essential to yard jams, and nicely value including to your semi-mobile arsenal. —Ryan Waniata
20-hour battery life, USB-C charging, IP67 mud/water resistance
★ Additionally Nice: In case you wish to shake the room, even when the “room” is the nice open air, the newest Cost from JBL ($180) is an ultra-portable banger. The speaker is IP67-rated towards mud and moisture and gives nice battery life. It has as much as eight completely different finishes, and the flexibility to cost your cellphone 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 occasion proper off if you would like 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 occasion time you’re after, JBL has you lined in advantageous fashion. —Simon Lucas
20-hour battery life, USB-C charging, IP67 mud/water resistance
