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Last updated: 04 July 2025
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Our expert testers take to the CHOICE sound room to find the wireless speakers that:

  • have the best sound quality when listening to jazz, pop and classical music
  • sound the best for speech such as podcasts
  • weigh the least and are easy to carry around
  • are the easiest to use.
  • have the best battery life

We've also partnered with Shop Ethical to show the ratings that the Ethical Consumer Group gives to each company.

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Our interactive comparison tool helps you easily find the models that have Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (or both) and the ones that come in under a kilo so you can comfortably carry them in a day pack. Our Recommended list will show you at a glance which models come out on top.

Note:  We updated and overhauled our wireless speakers test in June 2025, following changes to our test method and scoring system. Some previously tested models may have new scores and recommendations as a result.

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List of brands we tested in this review.

    Price

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    Recommended retail price at the time of testing.

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    Speaker type

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    Home speakers need to be plugged into an outlet and aren't usually designed with portability in mind. Portable speakers are battery powered and are much easier to move around or take outside the house. They also often include a dust and water protection rating.

      Battery powered

        Sound quality score

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        Our testers assess sound quality using four types of audio: classical, jazz, pop and speech (i.e. podcasts). Technical measurements of frequency response and harmonic distortion are also taken.

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        Shop Ethical rating

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        Shop Ethical rates the environmental and social impact of the company (not the product) using independent sources. This rating is not included in our total score. N/A means there is no rating for that company.

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          • CHOICE Expert Rating
          • Recommended
          • Sound quality score
          • Ease of use score
          • Power score
          • Battery life mins
          • Annual energy use kWh
          • Price
          • Shop Ethical rating
          • Battery powered
          • Bluetooth
          • Wi-Fi
          • Voice assistant
          • Assistant type
          • App available
          • Spotify Connect
          • Apple AirPlay 2 support
          • Google Cast support
          • Multi room support
          • Bluetooth multi pairing
          • USB can charge other devices
          • Dust/water resistant
          • Speaker shape
          • Dimensions (mm, HxWxD)
          • Weight (g)
          • Country of origin

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