As CNET's portable audio expert, I've reviewed dozens of Bluetooth speakers. Here are my current top picks for every budget based on sound quality, size, durability and battery life.

From palm-sized portables to living room centrepieces, 2025’s audio gear show you don’t need separates stacked teeteringly to the ceiling to get outstanding sound. Time to reveal which speakers earned ...

The JBL Charge 6 tackles this with serious durability, legitimately long battery life and sound quality that competes with home speakers. Amazon’s current deal drops it to an all-time low of $138, ...

The Audioengine A2+ Wireless Computer Speaker is pretty much the same as the venerable wired A2+, just $50 more expensive. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Bluetooth has forever changed how we think of home and personal audio. Its popularity made it a lot easier to rip the headphone jacks out of ...

Looking for a respectable pair of budget bluetooth speakers? The Dayton Audio's $98/pair MK402BT Bluetooth speakers sound great and crush the typical department store competitors. Read our review. It ...

Mini PCs are on the rise again, thanks to their compact space-saving design and powerful hardware. Unlike the tiny systems ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When putting together a large home audio setup, you’ll ...

Bluetooth LE (the LE stands for “low energy”) is the latest version of the wireless technology that’s connected our wireless speakers and headphones to phones, computers, and tablets for the past two ...

That aside, if your Bluetooth speaker happens to have an "aux" input, that's actually perfect. No lag, no loss of quality.

Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...