Portable Speaker

[SmilesRising]

I'm looking for a speaker that i can bring to the beach and other "hang-outs", do you guys have any advice on a speaker with good battery-life, sound and is very portable for around 200-250 bucks?

[Silentprototipe]

JBL's product line is amazing for this. If you want pure portability you can get a Flip 4 for $100 or a Charge 3 for $250. The fun thing about JBL's products is that you can pair basicly every single one from the cheapest to the most expensive giving the family some sort of "upgrade path". You will probably end up buying more speakers to take advantage of JBL Connect+  

[SmilesRising]

13 minutes ago, Silentprototipe said:

JBL's product line is amazing for this. If you want pure portability you can get a Flip 4 for $100 or a Charge 3 for $250. The fun thing about JBL's products is that you can pair basicly every single one from the cheapest to the most expensive giving the family some sort of "upgrade path". You will probably end up buying more speakers to take advantage of JBL Connect+  

How's the sound of the Charge 3? Is it just loud or can you actually call it good?  some speakers are just full base and nothing else..

[userzero]

Anything from BOSE if you want sound and build quality.

[SmilesRising]

3 minutes ago, userzero said:

Anything from BOSE if you want sound and build quality.

any recommendations?

[Froody129]

29 minutes ago, userzero said:

Anything from BOSE if you want sound and build quality.

And also a Bose tax... 

 

I have a JBL Xtreme that has excellent sound quality (especially considering the price) with whole day battery. Not sure what the price for you is though. 

[userzero]

You really get what you pay for with BOSE. I wouldn't normally say this as I don't follow that suit but in this case it's very true. 

 

OP my Brother-in-law has a portable mid sized one about 5 years old and its taken a right battering and still blows everything out the water.

[userzero]

I'd buy this if I had the spare change! https://www.amazon.com/Bose-SoundLink-Mini-Black-Copper/dp/B06XP7PXFQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1525967321&sr=1-1&keywords=bose

[Silentprototipe]

1 hour ago, smiles rising said:

How's the sound of the Charge 3? Is it just loud or can you actually call it good?  some speakers are just full base and nothing else..

Oh believe me its good, However the Flip 4 is a fair bit clearer but not by that much. But the Charge 3 is nice on its own. Just a bit on the larger side   

[sebastianshaw1]

I'd pick UE Megaboom or JBL Pulse 3. There both have their advantages.

 

There are plenty of speakers in that price range. Depends on your preferences. Take a look the Review Position, it will help you to determine what you need. Sure as hell helped me.