the contenders

Ultimate Ears Wonderboom

Fight for your right to (house) party with the Wonderboom, Ultimate Ears’ one-stop sound machine and runner up at this year’s T3 Awards. This ten-hour playback portable Bluetooth speaker might be small enough to sit in your hand, but it will melt your face off with its 360° fat bass sound.

Bang & Olufsen P2

We heart all things B&O, and the pocket-sized, splash-resistant P2 is no exception. We’ve been rocking this Bluetooth beauty for months now, enjoying its rich B&O Signature Sound, supported by an improved mid-woofer driver and 2 x 50-watts of power, and digging into the B&O app for customised controls.

Monster Superstar Blaster

Wake up the neighbourhood with the beefy Superstar Blaster, Monster’s take on the old-school boombox. We nominated this NFC-enabled audio beast because of its custom Indoor and EQ modes and how effortlessly it blankets large spaces (thanks to full-range drivers in a 360° orientation) with epic, full coverage sound.

Bose SoundLink Revolve

When one of the hottest audio companies in sound-town dropped the SoundLink Revolve, T3’s jaw hit the floor, such was the glory of its True 360 sound. Built for indoor and outdoor use, this Bluetooth speaker, designed with an omni-directional acoustic deflector, will shower you in consistent sound.

Geneva Touring S

There’s nothing wrong with a touch of retro, as Geneva’s quaint Touring S Bluetooth hi-fi speaker system shows. Looks aren’t the only retro thing about it, either: there’s DAB/FM radio up for grabs, too. While its aluminium-bolstered face looks vintage, there’s ample tech inside, including next-gen broadband neodymium drivers.