Thanks to this feature and high-quality materials and DSP, the Ultimate Ears Hyperboom is one of our favorite-sounding portable Bluetooth speakers. The adaptive equalization function helps the UE Hyperboom speaker produce high-quality sound in any setting, analyzing its surroundings and tweaking the sound signature to suit the obstacles around it, eliminating unwanted reflections and resonances. Shaped like a cube, the Ultimate Ears Hyperboom can be set up anywhere and sounds great in all directions. The Ultimate Ears Hyperboom is rather subtle compared to most of the other Bluetooth party speakers on this list as it excludes the flashing lights, karaoke modes, and other party-focused features, but rather draws attention to its sound quality and elegant design. Sony’s Fiestable App gives you control over the speaker’s built-in mesmerizing lighting show, as well as other functionality including playlist building and custom equalization. Supporting Bluetooth, USB, microphone, and guitar inputs, the SRS-XP700 will entertain your guests for up to 25 hours on a single charge, and a 10-minute recharge will provide 3 hours of entertainment should you find your party going a little longer than expected. More importantly, the sound quality remains tight, clear, and punchy at all volume levels, where some encounter distortion territories. The speaker can be placed in an upright or horizontal position, while the onboard adaptive equalizer analyzes the speaker’s surroundings to provide consistent sound quality and characteristics wherever you are.Īs for output levels, the Sony SRS-XP700 at maximum volume reaches an average reading of 99dB- enough to power a medium-sized house party with people talking over the music. Housed in an easily transportable and eye-catching enclosure, the SRS-XP700 Sony Bluetooth speaker can withstand some gentle splashes and sounds great indoors and out. Louder, stronger, and more versatile than the previous model, the XP500. The Sony SRS-XP700 Bluetooth speaker is loud, portable, and packs loads of party-friends features. The inclusion of IPX7 waterproofing in conjunction with the speaker’s lighting effects speaks to its versatility too. The Trance costs a fraction of some of the competitors on this list but still manages to support small to moderate-sized house parties with ease. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better party speaker on a budget than the Soundcore Trance from Anker. Just note that there is a trade-off with lighting effects, which impacts the overall battery life. This cubed design brings the volume needed for a small house party and offers some more impressive lighting effects that will sync with your music.
The PartyBox Encore Essential is specially designed as a party speaker. If you’re not about the lights and ambiance and instead prefer a speaker that can take a knock, this IP67-rated speaker is the one for you. Despite the window-rattling volume levels that it brings to the party, it’s also small and light enough to carry around with you. Rugged enough to be tossed into your kayak, boat or jeep. The newly released Turtlebox Gen 2 is the ultimate outdoors party speaker. The Soundboks 3 isn’t the most portable, despite its relatively moderate weight but can still be moved between venues without much effort.
Instead, the Soundboks 3 brings a massive 126dB of volume, as well as high quality sound that is enough to rock any party. The Soundboks 3 is an absolute monster that doesn’t need any fancy lighting to dominate a party. Do note that while the XP700 is portable, it’s a heavy and fairly large speaker that could arguably also fit in our large & loud selections. The lighting effects are a nice addition and something that really makes it shine (no pun intended) as a party speaker. The audio quality is excellent as is the volumes that the XP700 can be cranked up to. The Sony SRS-XP700 offers everything that we look for in a party speaker.