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sure the speakers and phones have gotten better over the years but there's only so much you can do when the phones themselves just keep getting slimmer but Bluetooth speakers have never been better and today I'm here to show you a few of the best hey guys I'm Chris walk in this video we're going to look at Bluetooth speakers for different uses and different budgets but we're going to start with one we just couldn't ignore the Bose Soundlink 3 well it doesn't offer the bells and whistles that many of its competitors do the Soundlink 3 seems to adhere to the philosophy of do one thing well when it comes to sheer volume and sound quality this one is tough to beat while lack of bass is a common complaint law looking at Bluetooth speakers that isn't the case here this isn't going to blow a full hi-5 system or car stereo out of the water but given the size the depth and presence of the bass is impressive if you're looking for a speaker to fill the room at a party this is going to be your best bet the only real downside is the price at 300 bucks this is far from the most expensive speaker on the market but it's also more than some people are willing to spend don't worry we've got you covered next up on the list at half the price is the creative Sound Blaster roar not only is the roar cheaper than the Soundlink 3 it's absolutely packed with features as well sure it plays music over Bluetooth but it also has a built-in micro SD card slot that allows it to function as a standalone music player a 6,000 milliamp hour battery that can charge your mobile devices and a voice recorder function it even works as a siren in fact the only major fault of the sound blaster roar is that it might do too much despite the hefty battery it only supports 8 hours of playback time and the speaker itself is fairly heavy the louder may not be a - especially if you're using this speaker at home but it does make it less portable still we've never seen a speaker that boasts this many features and it sounds good to foo it's even got an internal EQ that can be adjusted by plugging it into a computer with that feature set you might expect the price to be insane you can actually find the creative Sound Blaster roar going for a hundred and forty nine bucks online now our next pick is a bit more expensive but it's also a lot tougher it's the fugu the fugu is little and it's incredibly tough but it doesn't sound like either of those things and yes that's a compliment the speaker uses an interesting concept it has a core speaker that is then adorned by one of three different jackets well I looked at the style model in my review over at sound guys it's also available in a sport model and the tough model which as the name implies is even tougher than the sport and style model so much so that it is described by the company as virtually indestructible that said even the style model is waterproof up to three feet for 30 minutes in addition to being snow and sand proof that alone would be impressive but this little speaker also boasts 40 hours of battery life at 50% loudness even at full power it's capable of over 15 hours of play time considering that many speakers struggle to get even half that it's quite the accomplishment the fugu style and sport models both go for $1.99 while the tough model goes for 229 bucks now for our next pick we're staying at about the same size but we're going way cheaper in price it's the JBL flip to the original JBL flip was an ear instant hit but the JBL flip ii took everything great about the original flip and made it better while at the same time improving on the faults of the original for a speaker that you can literally fit in your pocket as long as you're not wearing skinny jeans the sound is very impressive while the cylindrical shape has more common than it once was the JBL flip 2 is still fairly eye-catching and though it isn't as loud as our first pick it still gets loud enough without distortion to keep a party going the battery life is still the weakest aspect of the speaker but at 6 hours it's long enough that you shouldn't find yourself running out of juice very often at 99 bucks the flip to is significantly more expensive than the sound length 3 but it's also not the cheapest item on our list that honor goes to the anchor NP 141 as I said in our review of the anchor MT 141 while anchor is a fairly recognizable brand name the company has its hands in so many areas that you might not know them for the audio products while plenty of companies with no history and audio make budget bluetooth speakers these days it's uncommon that they make them as good as this one looking at the NP 141 for the first time even though I had heard good things about it I was fairly certain that there was no way anything good sounding was going to come out of it I was wrong it may not stand toe-to-toe with the sound length 3 or even the JBL flip - when it comes to sound quality but given the tiny size and low price it would be a crime not to mention the anchor NP 141 here while the heavy-duty hook and small size might not be for everyone the price certainly is and the 20 hour battery life is another plus at $39.99 it's basically a no-brainer and that wraps up our list and yes this was only 5 items long but there are a ton of great Bluetooth speakers out there want to know about them well that's pretty much my job over at sound guys so if you want to know more about all kinds of awesome audio stuff I suggest you head over there and subscribe I'm Chris wook thanks for watching