Bose Portable Home Speaker

Powerful audio with rich bass and crisp highs. Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control. Streams via AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

Expensive. Mono. Speaker has trouble with deep bass at high volume levels.

The Bose Portable Home Speaker is one of the more intuitive smart models we've tested, and if you have other Bose smart speakers, it will fit right into your multi-room setup. While it delivers impressive power for its size, the overall audio...

Natural sound and a good feature set in a very compact package ; Stable connectivity with speaker cohorts and in most walk-around situations ; Plenty of product support, with a well-honed app and live customer agents at the ready

Neither the brightest nor most boomtastic performer on the block ; Could have better Wi-Fi range ; Not well protected from water incursion

Honestly, the Bose Portable Home is neither the brightest and boldest sounding of the new breed of smart portable speakers (that honor goes to the Sonos Move), nor is it the best value going (give that to the UE Megablast). But when not subjected to a...

Nice, listenable unique ‘Bose’ sound signature;Up to 12-hour battery life;Good far-field mics;Bose quality

Water-resistant – not waterproof;No Chromecast or 3.5mm AUX-in;EQ adjustment does little – it is what it is;If using as a voice speaker, it need to remain on power in Wi-Fi range

Powerful audio with rich bass and crisp highs. Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control. Streams via AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

Expensive. Mono. Speaker has trouble with deep bass at high volume levels.

The Bose Portable Home Speaker delivers Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control with powerful wireless audio for its size, if not its price.