Which speaker to buy for less than 500 dollars? If you are looking for speakers, we present you the best speakers for less than 500 that you will find in the market that suit to your needs and budget.
Libratone announced last fall the revival of its two star speakers, the Zipp and Zipp Mini, which were already enthroned in our buying guide for portable and transportable speakers. With the Zipp Mini 2, the Scandinavian manufacturer promises better autonomy, a more powerful sound, and the integration of Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant.
Price
~194€
The test of the new Libratone Zipp had escaped us in 2015. We recently corrected the situation, and fortunately, because the surprise was very good. "No time to fool around" as the young people say, we are investigating the Mini version which, we hope, has as many good surprises in store for us as its big sister!
Price
~174€
The youngest - in age as in size - of the famous Soundlink family promises a deep and powerful sound performance in a very compact format. Bose also provides excellent resistance as well as great flexibility to make it the ideal nomad companion. It's up to us to verify these words ...
Price
~95€
Launched at the end of 2015, KEF Muo is the first test of the "hifiste" brand in the world of portable audio. Although it works wirelessly, this model promises both surprising power and precise and defined sound. Let's see what the expertise of the English manufacturer is worth in an enclosure of this kind.
Price
~125€
In the category of transportable speakers, the new Zipp by Libratone uses the same recipe as the first of its kind, namely 360-degree sound diffusion, a removable cover and complete connectivity. The multiroom is also in the game and the autonomy has been revised upwards. Libratone therefore keeps all the elements that we liked about the old version and adds new ones.
Price
~152€
Specializing in nomadic speakers, Braven returns to our labs with the BRV Pro. This small model puts above all on its resistance, its autonomy and its modular concept. It can be upgraded and equipped with several accessories (sold separately) such as an additional battery, a fixing system, a solar panel or even a stacking system to integrate another BRV Pro speaker.
Price
~149€
A few years ago, the JBL Clip launched a carabiner attached directly to an ultra-portable speaker. Since then, the Americans have worked hard to improve the concept and create Clip 2, a completely revised version with the possibility of submerging it in water. A success that allows it to advertise itself as one of the best speakers of its kind.
Price
~49€
Launched at € 499, the JBL Boombox aims to be the most powerful and imposing portable transportable speaker on the market. It takes up the concept of the excellent Xtreme, to push it to its maximum.
Price
~288€
The Too is the most compact portable speaker offered by Libratone. Designed to follow them everywhere, it wants to seduce music lovers looking for a product that is both solid, enduring and easy to use. The Cover previous compact speakers had repeatedly shown good sound performance. Is miniaturization harmful here?
Price
~94€
If the SoundLink Revolve promises this famous compactness / power ratio that has enabled the SoundLink Mini and SoundLink Mini II to be among the best-selling portable speakers in the world, it also guarantees better resistance as well as omnidirectional sound diffusion.
Price
~199€
