If you’re buying a smart speaker for the purpose of listening to music, you need to look at some of the physically larger products on the market.   That means you can forget products like Google Home Mini or Amazon’e Echo Dot (they have a purpose, but it’s not music).

Personally I quite like the sound of the Sonos One speaker, however if you’re looking for something more portable that can go anywhere, check out the the recently released MEGABLAST smart speaker from Ultimate Ears.

With up to 16 hours battery life, the MEGABLAST smart speaker is dust and water proof, has wifi and bluetooth connectivity…and supports the Alexa digital assistant so you can tap into a bunch of smart features.

…and yes the 360 degree sound is also impressive.  Clearly a high quality product with plenty of volume.