The 6 Best Speakers For Parties - Summer 2021 Reviews

The best party speaker that we've tested is the JBL PartyBox 310. This large party speaker has a built-in telescopic handle and wheels, and it's rated IPX4 for water resistance, though we don't test for this, so you can take it outdoors with you. It also comes with customizable RGB lights and features a 12V DC In port you can use to charge the speaker via your car's lighter port.

With its Bass Boost button set to '1', this speaker has a boomy sound profile that can produce low-bass, so you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music like EDM or hip-hop. It can get incredibly loud, so its sound can easily fill a large crowded room, and it can even get slightly louder while plugged into a power source. It features 'Mic' and 'Mic or Guitar' inputs along with karaoke-related settings, and you can also link the speaker to multiple other units, making it a great speaker to use at parties.

Unfortunately, there are some compression artifacts present at max volume, so your audio may not sound as clean during louder listening sessions. It also lacks a graphic EQ and presets, so you can't customize its sound to your liking. That said, if you're looking for a party speaker to use at your next party, this one's the best Bluetooth party speaker we've tested.

The best loud speaker for parties that we've tested is the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 3). This speaker comes with a removable metal grille that you can switch out for various styles and colors. While it's quite large, it comes with built-in handles on its sides to help with transporting it. It also comes with a removable battery which can last an outstanding 43 hours from a single charge, though battery life can vary depending on usage, so your experience may differ.

It can get incredibly loud and could reach a maximum volume level of 110dB in our tests, so its sound can easily fill a large crowded room. It can produce a pretty extended low-bass, so you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music like EDM or hip-hop. It can also produce a high-treble that can be perceived as bright and sparkling, and there's a graphic EQ and presets so you can customize its sound to your liking. It also features two XLR ports, so you can connect different instruments like a guitar, DJ mixer, or microphone to it.

Unfortunately, there's a lot of compression artifacts present at max volume, so your audio may not sound as clean and clear at louder volume levels. It also requires two units to play stereo sound and needs to downmix stereo content to mono when using it on its own, which doesn't sound as immersive. That said, if you're looking for a speaker you can use at parties that can get loud, it's one of the loudest Bluetooth speakers we've tested.

The Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM is the best portable speaker for parties that we've tested. This battery-powered speaker has a built-in carrying strap to help with transporting it. It's well-built with an IPX4 rating for water resistance, though we don't currently test for this, so you can easily take it outdoors with you. It also comes with a room correction feature that adjusts the speaker's sound according to the acoustics of your room.

It has a neutral sound profile with its room correction feature turned on, so it's suitable for listening to a variety of audio content and music genres. However, it struggles to reproduce the deep thump and rumble in low-bass that fans of bass-heavy music tend to enjoy. Fortunately, there's a graphic EQ and presets featured on its companion app that you can use to customize its sound to better suit your preferences. Also, it can get amazingly loud with little compression present at max volume, resulting in clean audio when listening at louder volume levels.

Unfortunately, this speaker doesn't feature any inputs you can use to plug in external microphones or instruments to it. Unlike other party speakers we've tested, it also doesn't have any RGB lights. That said, it's still a great choice if you're looking for a portable party speaker, and it's even one of the best Bluetooth speakers we've tested.