Beats by Dre (Apple) - Beats Pill (2024)

Listen if you want premium build quality and good quality sound then go for Beats Pill 2024 or Bose Flex 2nd gen. If you want loudness and rugged speaker that you can rough use a lot, go for Ultimate Ears Boom4 or Sony Ult1 or JBL Flip6. Please don’t go for Chinese brands because they don’t last long.

I have the B&O A1 (Gen.2) and love it for travel. It replaced my Flex 2 (pair) for music on the go and white noise. Yes, a bit pricey (I just bought another one on sale at Woot for $150), but it sounds amazing, clear, and detailed...in a small package. Not the loudest speaker out there, but I don't listen past 50-60% volume most of the time. That said, I think you'd be very happy with a Bose Flex 2 or Max. I absolutely love mine and think they sound superior to my Sonos Roam 2. I also have a pair of Beats Pills (2024), and they're damned good as well. But as single units, I'd put the Flex 2 first, Beats Pill 2nd, and everything else their size (like a JBL Charge 5) after nothing of them. What's your budget?

I did some comparisons to Bowers and Wilkins and HomePod mini: Beats Pill https://youtu.be/tzR9vqvTYWk?si=uDBk-ejRNLgIzoUN Bowers and Wilkins T7 - https://youtu.be/QnPJ4pyG3o8?si=VP3_tWEFKZg2GcJk HomePod Mini - https://youtu.be/pbUHRS40k0k?si=OZ4cZciNoH-zuvlW Bowers and Wilkins A5 - https://youtu.be/OVTljhq-lBQ?si=I7k87Ss3gXpE0MEo