Bose Portable Home Speaker - Luxe Silver 829393-5310 review

The Bose Portable Home Speaker delivers Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control with powerful wireless audio for its size, if not its price.

Powerful audio with rich bass and crisp highs; Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control; Streams via AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

Expensive; Mono; Speaker has trouble with deep bass at high volume levels.

Bose Portable Home Speaker Review

Continuing its foray into smart speaker territory, the $349.95 Bose Portable Home Speaker features built-in support for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, a water-resistant build, and a useful companion app that makes setup and control as simple as can be. From an audio standpoint, there's plenty of power here, with lots of reciprocal boosting in the lows and highs so things remain balanced, though occasionally the speaker can run into trouble at high volume levels on tracks with deep bass content. As a secondary satellite in a multi-room system, the Bose Portable Home Speaker is a solid addition—but it's priced more like a primary sound source. Design The cylindrical Portable Home Speaker comes in black or silver and measures 7.5 inches high, about 4.0 inches in diameter, and weighs 2.4 pounds. A thick, clothbound handle for easy portability is connected to the top portion of the speaker, and a rubberized base stabilizes the body as it sits upright. The lower half is covered in w...

The Bose Portable Home Speaker delivers Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control with powerful wireless audio for its size, if not its price.

Powerful audio with rich bass and crisp highs; Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control; Streams via AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi

Expensive; Mono; Speaker has trouble with deep bass at high volume levels