Sonos (SONO) has finally, after nearly 20 years, introduced a truly portable speaker. Available now, the Move is an in-door/ outdoor speaker that can survive being dropped or sprayed with a hose. Heck, you can cover this thing in ketchup and mustard and it'll keep pumping out your favorite songs without a hiccup.

With a large woofer and downward-firing tweeter with a special sound chamber that pushes sound in all directions, the Wi-Fi and notably Bluetooth-enabled Move is a beefy speaker. But that portability, robust design, and audio quality comes at the hefty price of $399. The Bose SoundLink Revolve+, by comparison, comes in at $299.

For Sonos fans, that price is to be expected. But for the average person looking for a basic portable speaker, it'll likely prove too much to make the move to the Move.

How does it sound?

The Move sounds fantastic. The woofer, which is built into the frame of Move, pumps out an incredible amount of bass. I decided to test the limits of the Move's bass by blasting it in my apartment, and it turns out, my neighbors aren't huge Lil Wayne fans. At least not at 9:30 at night on a Wednesday.

The bass, however, isn't overwhelming. That's because the Move's downward-firing tweeter pushes music into a waveguide that reflects high-frequency audio ensuring a balanced listening experience.

This is the kind of speaker you'd want to take outside in the yard for a barbecue, while lounging by the pool, during a tailgate, or at the beach. But moving from location to location like that will change the way the music you're playings sounds.

To adjust for that, Sonos has included its TruePlay technology in the Move. TruePlay normally uses your smartphone's microphone to listen to the audio quality of your Sonos in a particular location, and then adjusts the speaker's equalizer to ensure you get the best listening experience.

So, say you're listening in a small room, but move to a large room. Your speaker will sound completely different in each location. TruePlay attempts to fix that issue via Sonos's software.

The Move's version of TruePlay, however, ditches the need for your smartphone. Instead, the speaker's built-in microphones can determine the quality of the audio you're listening to and adjust the Move's equalizer automatically. It's a helpful feature that ensures no matter where you're listening, you're getting the best possible sound quality from the speaker.

The inclusion of Bluetooth as a connection option for the Sonos is important, as the company usually requires you to connect to its speakers from your smartphone via Wi-Fi. To switch between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, you tap the toggle button on the back of the speaker. When the light on top changes from white to blue, you're in Bluetooth mode.