The Bose SoundLink Home differs from the company's other SoundLink portable speakers. Thanks to a retro-inspired design, it looks way cooler.

Unlike Bose’s other SoundLink speakers, the SoundLink Home is intended as an app-free experience — just power up the speaker and pair it with your favorite smartphone. Actually, with Bluetooth Multipoint, you can pair it to two phones simultaneously — but you’ll have to referee the fights between the phone owners.

When searching for new home audio gear, it may be tough to find the best speakers that have amazing sound quality inside of a sleek, stylish and minimalist design from a trusted audio company. But rest assured,

Bose was one of the very first firms to make a hugely impressive portable Bluetooth speaker, the 2013 SoundLink Mini: I had mine for the best part of a decade and it consistently outperformed its newer rivals with its surprisingly powerful and deep sound.