The 6 Best Speakers For Parties - Winter 2023 Reviews

The best speaker for parties we've tested is the JBL PartyBox 310. It's a big speaker with flashy RGB lights that packs plenty of punch in the bass, meaning you can amp up the energy in your favorite EDM and hip-hop tracks. This speaker gets loud enough to shake the floor to your next event, and its microphone and guitar inputs bring some added flexibility in case you want to host a karaoke session with your friends. Despite its large size, its built-in handle and wheels make it easy to transport with you from room to room.

This speaker offers tons of cool party features to bring excitement to your next event. There's a Bass Boost feature to bump up the bass, as well as a graphic EQ in the JBL PartyBox app so you can customize its sound more to your liking. The app lets you customize its lights, too, and there are some DJ and karaoke effects to adjust the microphone performance. With a battery life of more than seventeen hours, you can keep dancing late into the night. It's a versatile speaker that packs quite a punch.

If you're looking for a party speaker that's a bit more affordable, check out the JBL PartyBox 110. It comes from the same lineup as the JBL PartyBox 310 and offers a lot of the same features. The front of the speaker is ringed with brightly-colored RGB lights, which you can customize in the PartyBox app. The app lets you boost the bass and customize its output across the range with its graphic EQ. You find the same DJ and karaoke effects, which are a great way to make the most of the included microphone and guitar inputs.

This speaker is smaller and more compact than the 310, which makes it more portable overall. However, it lacks wheels and a telescopic handle to help transport it, so you'll have to carry it in your hands. Given its smaller size, it's not much of a surprise that it reproduces a less extended low-bass than the 310, and it doesn't get quite as loud. Still, you'll have no trouble filling larger and more open venues with your favorite tunes, and there's lots of bass to shake the floor. If you want the best of the best, check out the 310, but some users may find that the 110 is the better value overall.

The ION Pathfinder 280 is a more budget-friendly party speaker we've tested. Like any good party speaker, it gets super loud, meaning you can crank up your favorite tunes at your next event. Its grille is surrounded by customizable RGB lights, which help set the mood. You won't find microphone or guitar inputs, but if you're just looking for something to play music from your phone, it's not a huge deal. And its ION Sound XP app gives you a lot of control over its sound, too, with a graphic EQ and several presets on hand, including a Boom feature to amp up the bass.

This speaker reproduces voices and other lead instruments in your favorite songs with great clarity and detail. However, it doesn't pack as much punch in the bass range as the JBL PartyBox 110 or the JBL PartyBox 310, which is especially noticeable with bass-heavy tracks like EDM and hip-hop. Still, this portable speaker performs well for its price, and its remarkable battery life of 68 hours off of a single charge makes it an incredible pick for long-lasting parties.

The loudest speaker for parties that we've tested is the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 3). This portable Bluetooth speaker has a hefty design, and it packs a punch—with a max volume of 110 decibels, it easily fills the room with your favorite tunes, meaning you can blast lots of music at your next big event. There are two XLR ports on hand, meaning you can connect an external microphone for your next karaoke session or a guitar to rock out with your friends. With a remarkable battery life of over 43 hours, you can keep the party going well into the night.

The speaker's sound quality is solid, too. It offers a v-shaped sound, meaning that you get some extra rumble in the bass, as well as a touch of brightness in the treble to make higher-pitched sounds sparkle. As a result, it's especially suited to genres with lots of highs and lows, like EDM, hip-hop, modern rock, and pop. If you want a different sound, though, you're in luck— there's a graphic EQ available in the SOUNDBOKS app, as well as some handy preset modes like BASS+. It's not quite as portable as the JBL PartyBox 310, though, which can be limiting depending on how often you bring the party with you on the go.

The Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM is another great option if you're looking for a loud speaker at your next party, and thanks to its smaller size, it's much more portable than the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 3). It's more lightweight, too, and there's even a built-in carrying strap to help you take it from room-to-room, or to your friend's house for their next event. Overall, the HYPERBOOM is a pretty sleek and stylish speaker that's versatile enough to be used at home when the party's over, and with a max volume of 98 decibels, it's more than loud enough to fill your room with a deep and booming sound.

This speaker's sound quality is also great, making it suitable for listening to many different types of audio content. Voices and lead instruments are clearly and accurately reproduced right out of the box, and there's a touch of extra rumble in the bass for genres like EDM and hip-hop. Thanks to its graphic EQ, it's also customizable, and there are even some presets available in its companion app. You won't find any inputs for guitars or microphones, and its 23-hour battery life is a little less than the SOUNDBOKS, but overall, the best portable party speaker is still a great choice for rocking out at your next event.

Love a deep and rumbling bass? Listen to lots of bass-heavy genres like EDM and hip-hop? In general, party speakers offer a really solid bass reproduction, but the best Bluetooth party speaker for bass that we've tested is the JBL PartyBox 710. This big and booming speaker has no trouble bringing the thump in the bass range, and with a low-frequency extension of 26.7 Hz, you'll feel the floor shake along with bass-heavy tunes. Its Bass Boost feature lets you control the amount of rumble in the mix, too, so you can set it to Deep or Punchy, depending on your mood.

Like the JBL PartyBox 310, this speaker have plenty of built-in party features, like microphone and guitar inputs, customizable RGB lights, and other DJ effects. The graphic EQ in the app lets you customize its sound to your liking, too. And, like any good party speaker, it gets really loud, so you can blast all your favorite tunes as loud as you want. This speaker is big, so it's not the most portable option on the list. There's a built-in handle, but compared to the PartyBox 310, you can't adjust its height. However, if you just want to crank up the bass in one place, it's a solid pick.