I hate buying things that are single-purpose, which is why I ended up with this setup.

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Take a speaker, a battery, put them together, and what you now have is a portable speaker. Since I had access to both, I felt no need to buy a separate portable speaker for use in social events.

The fact that this JBL soundbar supports Bluetooth was what sealed the deal. Just make sure to keep the setup a fair distance away from any bigger bonfires, liquids and bugs, and you should be good to go.