FIELD OPERATIVES

Wherever you need your tunes, a good portable Bluetooth speaker will be at the centre of the action

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Like the best fictional spies, a portable, wireless Bluetooth speaker such as those we round-up here are happiest 'out in the field'. Perhaps literally. But whether it's out in your garden, at the park, the beach, or just taken with you around the house or over to a mate's - wherever you need your tunes, these jet-setting heroes are happy to oblige.

And, a bit like, say, James Bond, they come in all shapes and sizes. Some are the rugged type, happy to be all-action companions that can withstand a bump or two and are hardy enough for the great British weather not to dampen their ardour. Others are suave, sophisticated operators that manage to look classy no matter where your adventures take them. One thing's for sure, though - all of the Bluetooth speakers we have rounded up here have a licence to thrill.

Sound is the priority when judging any speaker's credentials, of course, but skills such as the ability to daisy-chain more than one of its type together for a more expansive sound, or even charge other devices while you're on the go, can be incredibly handy.

No matter your particular requirements from a portable speaker, and no matter your budget, you're sure to find something here among the models from Sony, JBL, Bang & Olufsen, Dali and Bose that you will happily, um, 'bond' with.

JBL Charge 6

Leader of the pack once more?

How do you improve upon a five-star product that has been at the top of our best Bluetooth speakers list and an Award winner for the past four years? And do it with only a modest price increase?