

If it’s waterproof, it may have some innate resistance to solids, but there’s no guarantee.

When an X is used instead of a number, that means the product wasn’t tested for resistance. Water protection goes from 0 (no protection) to 9 (protected against immersion and high pressure jets). The former goes from 0 (no protection) to 6 (dust tight).

It’s usually a combo of two numbers with the first indicating solid object ingress and the second being water. IP ratings (Ingress Protection) are the alphanumeric indicators you often see in a product’s spec sheet that define the tested resistance of a product to both solid objects (dirt, dust, fingers?) and water. Ultimately, there isn't one best Bluetooth speaker out there, but we've found plenty of good options that will fit a range of use cases and price points. As such, we’re focusing a bit more on audio quality and dynamic range, while also taking into consideration other factors like utility and price. Just reading the spec sheets only goes so far. Most of the speakers I tried sounded good on first listen it was only through side-by-side comparisons that I began to suss out the nuances. So I set out to test out some of the most popular models in different price ranges. However, that doesn't make the process of sifting through the dozens of choices any easier. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about today’s Bluetooth speakers, it’s that for general consumers, the options are pretty good.
