5 Standout Features of Bluetooth Speakers

Codec support decides the ceiling

Every Bluetooth speaker compresses what it receives. The codec sets how much detail survives that trip, so a speaker that supports a modern codec has a higher ceiling than one that does not, whatever its drivers are capable of.

Battery figures are measured at a volume

A quoted playback time is only meaningful next to the volume it was measured at. Ask for the level, and prefer a speaker that publishes it.

Multipoint saves the playlist

Multipoint pairing keeps two devices connected at once, so answering a call on a laptop does not disconnect the phone that is holding the queue.

Voice assistance needs a real microphone array

A single microphone hears the speaker before it hears the room. An array cancels what the speaker is playing, which is why assistance keeps working while the music is loud.

Placement changes more than any setting

A speaker pushed into a corner gains bass and loses detail. Twenty centimetres out from the wall is usually the difference between a muddy record and a clear one.