soundcore - Boom 3i

Buy him an Earfun UBOOM X for dorm parties. For his outdoor activities, add the Soundcore Boom 3i. Both speakers should fit within your budget, and they will give your grandson so much more than a Flip or UE Boom would.

I like the Charge 6. Flex 2 is also a great option but for your needs the JBL is more appropriate.  For something fun that doesn't get mentioned a lot, the Boom 3i is really good 

Mine should be waiting fir me at home once im done with work.. guessin this thing will smoke the flip 7 for sound quality but i will return here after some testing today

Have had ut crankin since 10 am this mornin while workin waitin to see how battery holds up have had it about 60 to 80 percent volume and tuned brightly in app rught now showin about 60 percent battery but soundwise it easily wipes the floor with the jbl flip 7 , the wking d320 doesnt come close to it as far as bass and clarity even with that having 2 tweeters but so far im super impressed with it. For 98 bucjw ya cant go wrong. Headin to lake after work will test the floating on it altho its not how id ever use it lol

try the soundcore boom 3i

Soundcore boom 3i, consider this option 

Yes, I also like the design. It's so playful, so fun. I like it 🔥

JBL Charge 6, JBL Flip 7, Soundcore Motion Plus, Soundcore Boom 3i. Overall, Motion Plus has the best sound. However, the bass may be lacking. 

Oh, it was just a note, no big deal. Try looking at soundcore boom 2, soundcore boom 3i

This is literally the best option for its price and size. If you need something a little smaller, I recommend the Soundcore Boom 3i.

I got two 3i's and a boom 2 to try against each other. I agree with the portability of the 3i vs boom 2. The boom 2 is stereo, but the 3i is mono. The TWS paring between the 3i's is way better than my first gen motion +'s. The boom 2 does have some rich bass but the 3i's bass seems to drop out less when the volume is increased. More testing and EQ adjusting to be done before I'm sure about that. I'll likely send back the boom 2 as well. I appreciate the comments.

Soundcore just made the Boom3i. It has a buzz clean feature to clear sand out if you got some in too and cheaper than Jbls its $100 as of now for Prime-Day

I bought both. I returned the boom 2 and keeping the 3i. The 3i can get plenty loud and the portability compared to boom 2 is night and day.

This is sage advice: two speakers for different use cases. I tried to settle on one speaker that would be practical for their grandkid's purposes, that is, parties *and* hiking, camping and water sports, and couldn't. A boombox for when volume and better fidelity is required; a smaller speaker for outdoor on-the-go activities. OP, as well as Earfun and Tribit, Anker (Soundcore) has enough of a lineup to satisfy different criteria. For instance, [Soundcore Boom or Soundcore Boom 2 ](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=anker+soundcore+boom&i=electronics&crid=9EFL7JVSRBJK&sprefix=anker+soundcore+boom%2Celectronics%2C123&ref=nb_sb_noss_1)are smaller boomboxes; the Soundcore Boom 3i is a tough, outdoor, portable speaker.

I think the boom 2 is an excellent option but also look at the boom 3i. You might not need the extra ip ratings but the overall design seems a little more rugged. It offers a little different feature set than the Boom 2 which you might like better for other reasons. The 3i is ip68 so both dust and water the boom 2 is ipx7 so no dust and lower water resistance rating. I have the motion 300 same ipx7 rating as the boom 2. It's not exactly sold as a rugged but is made of materials that are rugged. Least volume of the 3 at 30w. I think it markets itself for the ldac codec for those wanting that kind of high definition audio feature.