Field & Stream: The Story Behind the Turtlebox Speaker Everyone’s Talking About

Turtlebox didn't start in a boardroom. It started on a boat. Four friends that needed a speaker made for real outdoor conditions. So they built their own. The first Turtlebox came to life in a garage in 2012: a marine-grade, waterproof Bluetooth speaker. As the founders put it, "That product was never meant to be a business. We needed it for us." Field & Stream sat down with the founders to dig into the story behind the speaker everyone's talking about.

"The founders are quick to point out that Turtlebox wasn’t designed to be just another portable speaker. From the beginning, the goal was to create something that could survive real outdoor use while delivering the kind of volume and sound quality most portable speakers struggle to achieve." — Turtlebox Founders, via Field & Stream

What makes Turtlebox different comes down to intentional design and the components inside. Every speaker uses Class D digital amplifiers that run cooler and more efficiently, because heat is the enemy of loud, clean sound. Fully waterproof, built to last, and tuned for the outdoors — this is a speaker with a real story behind it. Shop Turtlebox and hear the difference for yourself.