How to Make a Bluetooth Speaker Louder

Note:

Every speaker has a limit to the maximum volume it can throw out.

You cannot make it louder.

Bluetooth speakers are portable devices.

That small size gives them lesser powers of amplification than their bigger cousins.

The effect is the opposite when you bring the source of sound closer.

Avoid using a lesser-powered Bluetooth speaker in a large room or open spaces.

There are Bluetooth performance speakers like Soundboks and the Bose S1 Pro suited for outdoor parties.

Yours may not be one of them.

Check for obstructions like a chair or a vase between the speaker and the listeners.

Speakers have three fundamental sound drivers:tweeters, midrange drivers, and woofers.

Experiment with different locations by moving the speaker around in small increments while listening to the same song.

Play it by ear to get the perfect spot where your Bluetooth speaker sounds the loudest.

If your phone is the source of the audio, then check its volume setting too.

Sources like VLC Player and iTunes come withequalizer controls.

Signal dropping is a common problem in Bluetooth speakers.

Place the source like your phone or computer close to the Bluetooth speaker to prevent a poor signal.

Many Bluetooth speakers today come with Wi-Fi support.

You canpair Bluetooth speakersfor a bigger sound.

For instance, two Apple HomePods can be set up together in the same room.

The PartyBoost feature in some JBL speakers allows you to connect multiple PartyBoost-compatible speakers over Bluetooth rather than Wi-Fi.

Software amplification apps for laptops and phones can also help to increase the perceived loudness.

Tweak their prefs, and you’ve got the option to also correct for sound distortion.

Try a fewspeaker booster appsto see if they help with your Bluetooth speakers' perceived loudness.

Lifewire recommends the Bose Home Speaker 500 as the overall best Bluetooth speaker in 2021.

In this case, your smartphone or tablet acts as a sort of “connector” between the two.

Generally, you canreset a Bluetooth speakerby first unpairing it, then pressing a combination of buttons.

Some speakers also have a pinhole button you could use to reset them.