We purchased the Bose SoundTouch 30 so that our expert reviewer could thoroughly test and review it. Read on for our full product review.

With Bose calling the SoundTouch 30 its “most powerful wireless speaker,” you’d be forgiven for thinking this was a premium portable speaker. While this speaker is certainly premium in its build quality and features, it’s anything but portable. It weighs in at a whopping 18.5 lbs, measures 17.1 inches tall and wide, and requires constant AC power to generate its prodigious sound output. The “wireless” part is just a portmanteau of all the ways it can connect to other devices and services via Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Bluetooth.

We tested the Bose SoundTouch 30 to see if its portability is really worth trading off for its high-end (and pricey) combination of features.

Bose designs typically eschew flashy for understated, and the SoundTouch 30 is no exception. The all-black, monolithic design features a variety of textures and reflectivity across its various surfaces.