Versatile, go anywhere portable speakers are made for summer. I’ve had a bunch sitting at my desk waiting for summer to arrive so that I could give them away. And now is the best time since Best Buy has just started their “Sounds of Summer” event! This event is a great way to learn which speaker, indoor or outdoor, and which headphones—wired, wireless, or True wireless—is right for you. At the same time, enter our contests. In the first of several contests for audio technology that we’ll be running during this event we are giving away a great selection of portable speakers that were reviewed on the blog. So, enter now, and return regularly to discover new audio related contests all summer long.

Portable speakers are a great place to start for music in the summertime

Music does many things for me: sometimes it’s relaxing, sometimes it’s energizing. But always it’s welcome! I use a variety of speaker types around my home. In my garden, though, it’s a portable speaker from Sony, I’ve had it for a couple years; it keeps me entertained and singing outside. Like most portable speakers, it connects to my smartphone via Bluetooth, and I can easily control the volume from the speaker or from my phone. It holds a charge for hours and I move it around as I need to so my music goes wherever I go. There are new, more powerful speakers available now from Sony and I might be looking to upgrade soon.

What to do with all of these speaker samples 

Many of the speakers carried at Best Buy arrive at my desk for me to send for reviews … so I have tried a lot of different kinds. When they return from the bloggers, I am often asked to give them away in a contest. That’s the situation with all of these. Great speakers that have only come out of the box for a short test and now are in need of a good home where they’ll be used and appreciated. There are 3 pairs of awesome Marshall speakers, 3 pairs of awesome Sony speakers, and one fantastic Ultimate Ears Hyperboom party speaker. Think about where you would use a new portable speaker and enter this contest.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy but you can only enter once. In a comment below, tell us which speaker type discussed in the “Sounds of Summer” article are you most interested in this year and why.

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we’ll select 7 winners from all eligible entries and randomly assign each person to one of the 7 prizes: one will win a pair of Marshall Stockwell II speakers; one will win a pair of Marshall Kilburn II speakers; one will win a pair of Marshal Tufton speakers; one will win a pair of Sony SRS-XB12 speakers; one will win a pair of Sony SRS-XB22 speakers; one will win a pair of Sony SRS-XB32 speakers; and one person will win the Ultimate Ears Hyperboom speaker.

This contest runs from July 17th until August 4th.

Remember you can only enter once but let your friends and family know about the Sounds of Summer event so they too follow along and enter all of the contests for great audio tech!

Win a Portable Speaker Prize Contest Rules and Regulations

Good Luck

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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1425 COMMENTS

  1. I like the sounds of the Klipsch outdoor speaker because it would be neat to have something that can stay outside.

  4. The Ultimate Boom Ears 3 would be great at it is waterproof, and would be portable and safe on a boat.

  5. I would love to get my mom something for her deck, and think the battery life and ease of use of the Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Wireless Speaker would be fantastic

  6. Im interested in the The Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Wireless Speaker. We are always on the go and active. This speaker would be perfect for us.

  10. The portable Bluetooth speaker, we have a 1950 truck and it is hard to hear any music while driving. So maybe that would work.

  13. Bose Soundbar 709 smart speaker is on my radar. I currently have a Sony Soundbar and they are great for small spaces, and Bose just ups that quality.

  15. These are all amazing I would love the JBL Party Box Bluetooth for camping and outdoor parties with my sons and family!

  18. You can not go wrong with Bose because they are such good quality & amazing sound so I would love to have the Bose Soundbar 700 Smart Speaker

  19. i am interested in the JBL Party Box Bluetooth because it would be awesome when we are camping on my sisters property!

  23. The Bose 700 smart speaker is perfect for home theatre. It connects with Google voice with ease and would look great in my living room.

  26. I love the Bose Soundbar 700 smart speaker. I love to have a portable speaker to enjoy anyplace in my home–our outside weeding!

  27. The Bose Soundbar 700 Smart Speaker would be a perfect fit with our home television for which we are using more of these days during the stay at home period.

  29. The Bose Frames Alto Bluetooth Audio Sunglasses would be great to have as I am not comfortable with putting things in my ear.

  32. The Bose Home 500 Wireless Multi-Room Speaker sounds great to me as I am looking for a portable speaker with superb sound quality. This is the perfect size for my need

  34. I would love the UE Boom 3! I have the UE Roll 2 now, and had the UE Roll 1 before that. Amazing sound in a small package.

  36. Bose Soundbar 700 Smart Speaker would be perfect for my apartment. Amazing sound quality and voice activated.

  37. The Bose Home 500 Wireless Multi-Room Speaker would be the choice of speakers for our home as I love listening to music but need to hear it from all over and having a room-filling sound and wireless would be perfect. I absolutely love the fact it has built-in voice control capabilities using Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa including the 6 preset options.
    Sounds like amazing speakers.

  38. I would have to go with the klipsch-klipsch-aw-400-50-watt-all-weather-outdoor-speakers-pair. We are in the middle of building a low deck out back, have a gazebo to put on it already and looking into a hottub. This would be a perfect addition!!!

  39. Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Speaker would be great for the summer as I have two gardens to tend and would love some music out there.

  40. The Bose Soundbar 700 Smart Speaker or the Bose Home 500 Wireless Multi Room Speaker , both seem to be great and have their own perks ! Ether way I could crank my tunes and enjoy my summer just a little bit more !

  42. I like to be outdoors and doing yard work and gardening so I think the Ultimate Ears Boom 3speaker would help me hear my music as I move about working.

    • Definitely the Bose sound bar peaked my interest. I’ve never owned a sound bar but I’ve always been intrigued by their versatility.

  43. Sony’s WH1000XM3/B Over-Ear Noise Canceling Headphones. I have Tinnitus and Essential Tremor so I need to have ways to relax and avoid the loud family and all the construction noise around our neighborhood. Thus, it is important for me to keep my stress level down. I have used AirPods, however, I have been told that over-the-ear headphones would be better and the EMFs would be outside of my ears.

  44. The Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Wireless Speaker for it’s on-speaker controls and long battery life, plus rugged making perfect for camping

  46. I’m most interested in the Bose Soundbar 700 smart speaker. I am a diehard fan of Bose products!

  47. I’m interested in the Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Wireless Speaker because it would be perfect for listening to tunes on the dock at the cottage!

  48. The Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Wireless Speaker would work perfectly at the trailer, plus we could take it to one of the beautiful beaches here in Manitoba

  49. The Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Speaker would be perfect for me because I love spending time at the beach!

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