Best 6 Shower Speakers guides

Love listening to music in the shower and are looking for the best Bluetooth shower speaker? You'll want a speaker with an IP rating for dust and water resistance. An IPX7-rated speaker can be fully immersed in water for up to thirty minutes at a depth of up to one meter, while another with an IPX6 rating can withstand high-pressure jets from a nozzle like your shower head. So you can't immerse an IPX6-rated speaker in water, and IPX7-rated speakers aren't designed to withstand being in direct contact with high-pressure water jets, so it's best to avoid placing them directly under the stream of water. Also, just like you can't easily hear your audio underwater, placing an IPX6-rated speaker directly under the water stream will likely affect its sound quality, even when it's designed to withstand these conditions.

On the other hand, some manufacturer manuals advise against using waterproof speakers in the shower despite their IP rating. These ratings don't account for different types of water exposure like salty, soapy, or chlorinated water, so you may have to either rinse the speaker off with fresh water after exposure or completely avoid exposure, depending on what the manufacturer specifies. Also, frequently exposing your speaker to either soapy or salty water is bound to deteriorate the speaker's surface build over time, especially if it's wrapped in fabric as opposed to silicone or plastic. Some manufacturers advise against placing speakers in environments hotter than 95°F (35°C) too, so it's best to avoid putting them in direct contact with your shower water if you like your water hotter. It's also generally good practice to ensure your speaker's ports are completely dry before using and recharging them.

We've tested over 105 speakers, and below you'll find our recommendations for the best speakers to use in the shower. If you're looking for more speakers, check out our picks for the best Bluetooth speakers, the best waterproof Bluetooth speakers, and the best cheap speakers.

Showers and baths are essential to our survival. However, they obstruct our ability to listen to our Spotify playlists, YouTube podcasts, and similar content. Unless we’re tremendously affluent and don’t mind purchasing a new phone every few days, we can’t securely tote our smartphone into the shower. So, what’s the solution? The best shower speaker.

You’re stepping into the shower on a Sunday morning and can’t seem to get Adele’s Rollin’ in the deep out of your head. The greatest shower speakers will have you singing along, whether your idea of a shower is a garden hose next to a pool or the shared bathroom on the fifth floor of your walk-up.

If you haven’t yet bought a shower speaker to listen to your favorite podcast, you really should, and will, after reading this post; we’re so positive we can wager a bet! Continue reading to learn how shower speakers operate, what to look for while purchasing, and our top 11 shower speakers’ list!

No one is going to judge you, we’ve all done it—singing in the shower has been around since before showers were invented (don’t fact-check that). The acoustics of the bathroom turns everyone into Christina Aguilera. But playing music off of your phone doesn’t sound good enough to match your newfound timbre, and it’s often too quiet to hear over the falling water.

Your quest for the best shower speakers brought you here, and however you go about it, this list has you covered. These are the best shower speakers for budding superstars.

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Editor’s note: this list was updated on January 7, 2022, to include the Anker Soundcore Icon Mini and add the Bose SoundLink Flex to the notable mentions section.