waterproof speaker Ultimate Ears BOOM 2

Ultimate Ears BOOM 2 Phantom Wireless Mobile Bluetooth Speaker.

• Insanely good, loud 360 degree sound with deep bass
• Portable design so you can bring the music anywhere
• Waterproof*, shockproof, designed for adventure
• PartyUp from Ultimate Ears allows you to wirelessly connect more than 150 Ultimate Ears speakers
• 15-hour battery life and 100 ft. Bluetooth wireless range
• Tap the speaker to play, pause or skip songs
• Companion app and ove-the-air speaker updates

Pioneer Elite UDP-LX500

New Ultra HD Blu-ray player Pioneer’s UDP-LX500

The UDP-LX500's specification has been crafted with AV enthusiasts in mind. This 4K player

is HDR10 and Dolby Vision-capable out of the box, and there’s a firmware update for HDR10+

scheduled to arrive in the next few months. Significantly, it also boasts universal audio playback, which means it’s compatible with Super Audio CD and DVD-A discs, as well as vanilla CDs. It’ll also handle 3D Blu-rays, standard DVDs, plus hi-res audio files. Basically it’ll play pretty much everything except Laser Discs  but you’ve got to draw the line somewhere.

Rear connections include two HDMIs (one for combined sound and vision, the other for separated audio if you need to bypass your AVR and route video directly to a UHD screen). There are also digital audio optical and coaxial outputs, Ethernet for networking, and RS-232C for pro installs with integrated control. USB ports are supplied front and back.

JBL Lifestyle Xtreme 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker

If you see the Portable Bluetooth Speaker , JBL's Xtreme 2 has a few things going for it, notably the best waterproof rating  in this roundup and a hefty shoulder strap to make carrying it around a doddle. True, its rugged ambitions mean it's not exactly a style icon even a 'camouflage' finish option isn't stealthy – but it does feel well made.



Active drivers 

•  two 0.75in tweeters
•  two 2.75in midbass
• forming the end caps of the chassis with 2 x 20W of onboard oomph.
• Wireless Bluetooth Streaming
• 15 hours of playtime
• IPX7 waterproof
• JBL Connect+
• Durable fabric and rugged material