Anker’s Soundcore Boom 2 Plus is a 140W portable Bluetooth speaker with serious outdoor credentials. With Labor Day Weekend coming up fast, your party plans that involve a pool or a beach should also include this waterproof powerhouse, and for a limited time it’s down to $170 at Amazon, an $80 drop off its $250 list price.
The Boom 2 Plus delivers its massive sound with a 2+2 driver configuration: dual 50W woofers for bass and low-mids, dual 20W tweeters for the high end, with smart crossover processing to keep the two from stepping on each other. Soundcore’s BassUp 2.0 technology pushes the woofer output from 100W to that 140W ceiling in real time, analyzing incoming audio and boosting low-frequency response accordingly. That’s 160% more headroom than the first-generation BassUp. The frequency response extends down to 20Hz, which is as low as human hearing registers bass, and it’s a spec most speakers in this price range don’t bother adding.
Survives the Splashing
The Boom 2 Plus delivers 20 hours of playback on a single charge, and charges back to full in 3 hours with a 30W charger (not included). There’s also a built-in 10W power bank output on board, so the Boom 2 Plus can top off a phone when there’s no outlet nearby.
The IPX7 waterproofing means the speaker can survive submersion up to one meter for 30 minutes, which is the rating you want before taking something poolside or to the beach. Soundcore adds that the Boom 2 Plus is floatable, so a slip into shallow water isn’t a death sentence for the hardware. The casing is clearly built with outdoor use in mind, not just token weather resistance to drive sales.
Music the Way You Want It
On the audio customization side, the Boom 2 Plus includes a pro EQ in the Soundcore app, letting you adjust the sound profile rather than accepting a fixed tuning. The upgraded Auracast feature supports linking multiple Boom 2 Plus speakers together, flooding a larger space with synchronized audio. That’s useful for outdoor gatherings where one speaker, even at 140W, might not reach every corner of the yard.
At the full list price of $250, the Boom 2 Plus competes in a crowded bracket against the JBL Charge 6, the UE Hyperboom, and a handful of others. At $170 during this Amazon deal, it’s priced well below most of them while carrying a wattage rating that the competition usually reserves for a higher tier. If you’ve been waiting for a waterproof portable speaker and have been put off by the price, this is your window to buy in.