#affordable speakers

When it comes to speakers, I bet the very first thing that comes to mind for most of you are the likes of JBL, Sony, or Bose—usually the popular ones. Aside from smartphones, in case you didn’t know, Xiaomi also offers a wide variety of consumer tech products, including some portable loudspeakers like the Xiaomi Sound Party. We got it for only Php2,700 during a sale, and that’s surprisingly affordable. That said, does it offer a sound quality that’s at least near to what you’d get from premium speakers out there? For something we got at around Php2,700 (retail price is PHP 4,699), the sound quality here is legitimately impressive, and what surprised me most is that it never gave off that “pwede na” kind of experience that budget speakers usually have. If I have to choose, would I pick this over premium JBL or Bose speakers? But the next question then becomes, "Do I get a soundbar or bookshelf speakers?" The former is more compact and can be snuck under your monitor, but some say there are too many compromises here. The only time you'd feel it running out of steam is when you crank the speakers to the upper echelon of volume levels (the top 25%). Read more in our articles including "Xiaomi Sound Party Review: Premium-looking yet affordable" and "soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max Hands-On Review".