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For the ultra-compact and small speakers, the level was 74 dB at 1 meter it was 78 dB and 85 dB for the medium and large speakers, respectively. I set the volume of the speakers within a particular group to the same level, using a shaped-noise channel-balancing test tone recorded from a Dolby Digital receiver. Then I divided the set of speakers into four groups: ultra-compact, small, medium, and large.

I narrowed the group of contestants to the models that I thought had a real chance to impress our listening panel, and I included all of our past picks (except the JBL Xtreme 2, which was discontinued). In Wirecutter reader polls and comments we’ve read, every person has seemed to have their own opinion as to which (if any) Bluetooth speaker features are the most important, so we don’t require any particular features when picking models to test. These extras include speakerphone capability, pairing (the ability to play the same material through two Bluetooth speakers at once), built-in lighting, and even integrated bottle openers.

Special features: Bluetooth speakers offer all sorts of features beyond the ability to play audio from Bluetooth-sourced devices.

Playback controls: Because you can control the playback from your Bluetooth source device (usually a phone or tablet), we don’t require the speaker itself to have playback controls, but it’s a convenient plus.

Bluetooth speakers are often available for as little as $5, but we’ve never found such an inexpensive model to sound good enough to bother using-especially when the speakers built into today’s better phones can play loud enough for light listening.

Price: Even though we would like to test every type of portable Bluetooth speaker, we set a bottom price of $15.

Although we don’t limit our testing to waterproof speakers, we do give preference in our judging to speakers with an Ingress Protection (IP) rating, which tells you exactly how waterproof and dustproof a speaker is.

Ruggedness and waterproof design: We give priority to speakers that are built to survive the knocks and bumps of travel.

For our top pick, we prioritize speakers that are compact and easy to toss into a backpack, beach bag, or suitcase-yet still produce great sound.

Portability and battery life: Although any Bluetooth speaker can be lugged around, we focus on models that have rechargeable batteries and are designed to take a trip to the beach or the park with no hassle.